Sovereignty is not given, it is taken.
MUSTAFA KEMAL ATATURKIt 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.
More Mustafa Kemal Ataturk Quotes
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Authority, without any condition and reservation, belongs to the nation.
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Peace at home, peace in the world.
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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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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.
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A good teacher is like a candle – it consumes itself to light the way for others.
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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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He is a weak ruler who needs religion to uphold his government; it is as if he would catch his people in a trap.
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No country is free unless it is democratic.
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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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Freedom and independence is my character.
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Science is the only true guide in life.
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The supreme guide in life is knowledge.
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Peace at home is peace in the country. Peace in the country is peace in the world.
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Those who are inclined to compromise never make a revolution.
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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.
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