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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.

Mustafa Kemal Ataturk

Our true mentor in life is science.
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Life Mentor Science True
Peace at home, peace in the world.
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Home Peace World
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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Attack Command Death Man Order Ourselves Place Time
No country is free unless it is democratic.
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Country Democracy
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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Enlightenment Human Knowledge Life Purity Reality Religion Science Yourself
To see me does not necessarily mean to see my face. To understand my thoughts is to have seen me.
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Face Myself Necessary Understand
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
A nation devoid of art and artists cannot have a full existence.
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Art Artist Existence Nation
A good teacher is like a candle – it consumes itself to light the way for others.
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Consume Goodness Light Teacher Way
Nations which don’t find their national identities will be preyed upon by other nations.
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Identity Myself Nation Prey
Authority, without any condition and reservation, belongs to the nation.
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Authority Condition Nation Reservation
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
In order to stave off covetouness, greed, and spite, citizens world over must be educated.
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Citizenship Greedy Myself Order
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
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
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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Leadership Myself People Road Way Work