We do not consider our principles as dogmas contained in books that are said to come from heaven. We derive our inspiration, not from heaven, or from an unseen world, but directly from life.
MUSTAFA KEMAL ATATURKPeace at home, peace in the world.
More Mustafa Kemal Ataturk Quotes
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Science is the only true guide in life.
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Unless a nation’s life faces peril, war is murder.
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A good teacher is like a candle – it consumes itself to light the way for others.
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It was when I entered the military preparatory school and put on its uniform, that a feeling of strength came to me, as if I had become master of my own destiny.
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Sovereignty and the right to rule cannot be conferred on anyone no matter who … as a result of an academic discussion. Sovereignty is acquired by force and power and violence.
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Religion is an important institution. A nation without religion cannot survive.
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You, the sons and daughters, the future of Turkiye, even under such circumstances and conditions, your duty is to save the Turkish independence and the Republic, you will find the power you need in the noble blood in your veins.
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Our true mentor in life is science.
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In human life, you will find players of religion until the knowledge and proficiency in religion will be cleansed from all superstitions, and will be purified and perfected by the enlightenment of real science.
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Justice is the infrastructure of proprietorship.
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Authority, without any condition and reservation, belongs to the nation.
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Science is the most reliable guide for civilization, for life, for success in the world. Searching a guide other than the science is meaning carelessness, ignorance and heresy.
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Sovereignty is not given, it is taken.
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Freedom and independence form my character.
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In order to stave off covetouness, greed, and spite, citizens world over must be educated.
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To see me does not necessarily mean to see my face. To understand my thoughts is to have seen me.
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A youth with wings are the assurance of our nation’s future. We must start to work right away and make progress so that; if one day Westerners leave their footprints on the moon, we shall place a Turkish one among those.
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A nation which makes the final sacrifice for life and freedom does not get beaten.
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Heroes who shed their blood and lost their lives! You are now lying in the soil of a friendly country. Therefore rest in peace.
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The nation has placed its faith in the precept that all laws should be inspired by actual needs here on earth as a basic fact of national life.
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A man who doesn’t think differently from his time and environment can’t grow beyond his time and environment.
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Victory is for those who can say “Victory is mine”. Success is for those who can begin saying “I will succeed” and say “I have succeeded” in the end.
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Nations which don’t find their national identities will be preyed upon by other nations.
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This nation has never lived without independence. We cannot and shall not live without it. Either independence or death.
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To write history is as important as to make history. It is an unchanging truth that if the writer does not remain true to the maker, then it takes on a quality that will confuse humanity.
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No country is free unless it is democratic.
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