I will lead my people by the hand along the road until their feet are sure and they know the way. Then they may choose for themselves and rule themselves. Then my work will be done.
MUSTAFA KEMAL ATATURKMen, I am not ordering you to attack. I am ordering you to die. In the time that it takes us to die, other forces and commanders can come and take our place.
More Mustafa Kemal Ataturk Quotes
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Those who are inclined to compromise never make a revolution.
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No country is free unless it is democratic.
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On the meeting point of two worlds, the ornament of Turkish homeland, the treasure of Turkish history, the city cherished by the Turkish nation, İstanbul, has its place in the hearts of all citizens.
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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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This nation has never lived without independence. We cannot and shall not live without it. Either independence or death.
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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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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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No matter how rich and prosperous, a nation without independence, cannot be subject to any behaviour before the humanity, at a higher level than serving.
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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.
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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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The supreme guide in life is knowledge.
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A nation which makes the final sacrifice for life and freedom does not get beaten.
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After having lost their lives on this land they have become our sons as well.
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Authority, without any condition and reservation, belongs to the nation.
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Nations which don’t find their national identities will be preyed upon by other nations.
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