Men, 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.
MUSTAFA KEMAL ATATURKMy people are going to learn the principles of democracy, the dictates of truth and the teachings of science. Superstition must go.
More Mustafa Kemal Ataturk Quotes
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Justice is the infrastructure of proprietorship.
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Those who are inclined to compromise never make a revolution.
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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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After having lost their lives on this land they have become our sons as well.
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Freedom and independence form my character.
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If a society does not wage a common struggle to attain a common goal with its women and men, scientifically there is no way for it to become civilized or developed.
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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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The future is in the skies.
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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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To see me does not necessarily mean to see my face. To understand my thoughts is to have seen me.
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Religion is an important institution. A nation without religion cannot survive.
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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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This nation has never lived without independence. We cannot and shall not live without it. Either independence or death.
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My people are going to learn the principles of democracy, the dictates of truth and the teachings of science. Superstition must go.
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