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He is a weak ruler who needs religion to uphold his government; it is as if he would catch his people in a trap.

Mustafa Kemal Ataturk

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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Change Confusion History Humanity Quality Truth Writing
Concepts of well-being for countries, for peoples and for individuals are changing. In such a world, to argue for rules that never change would be to deny the reality found in scientific knowledge and reasoned judgment.
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Concept Country Judgement Knowledge People Reason
This nation has never lived without independence. We cannot and shall not live without it. Either independence or death.
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Death Independence Live Nation
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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Circumstance Daughter Finding Power Son Yourself
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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Beginning End Myself People Victory
Where there is no freedom, there is death and destruction.
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Death Destruction Freedom
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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Citizenship Heart Meet Nation Place Point World
Sovereignty is not given, it is taken.
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Freedom Myself Politics Recieve
A man who doesn’t think differently from his time and environment can’t grow beyond his time and environment.
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Different Environment Himself Man Thinking Time
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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Book Direction Heaven Life Principle See World
After having lost their lives on this land they have become our sons as well.
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Live Lost Ourselves Son
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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Assurance Myself Nation Place Print Right Youth
Nations which don’t find their national identities will be preyed upon by other nations.
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Identity Myself Nation Prey
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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Civilization Development Goal Scientific Society Struggle
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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Blood Friendship Hero Live Lost Peace Yourself
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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Learning People Principle Superstition Teaching