I Don’t Know if Heads Will Roll in Rutland, but Heads Will Definitely Be Shaking

I Don’t Know if Heads Will Roll in Rutland, but Heads Will Definitely Be Shaking

The above image is not the seal of the city of Rutland. Well, most of it is. But the Latin motto at the bottom is a mischievous addition. “Quidam amici optimi mei sunt Musulmanus” translates, more or less, to “Some of My Best Friends Are Muslim.” The actual city seal does not feature a Latin motto at all; instead, across the bottom it says “A Town Sept. 7, 1761, A City Nov. 19, 1892.” We’ll get to the history in a moment. But first, breaking new…