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Sovereignty and the right to rule cannot be conferred on anyone no matter who … as a result of an academic discussion. Sovereignty is acquired by force and power and violence.

Mustafa Kemal Ataturk

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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Catch People Rule Trap Upload Weakness
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
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
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
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
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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Humanity Independence Level Prosperity Rich Service Subject
No country is free unless it is democratic.
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Country Democracy
Where there is no freedom, there is death and destruction.
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Death Destruction Freedom
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
Nations which don’t find their national identities will be preyed upon by other nations.
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Identity Myself Nation Prey
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
Those who are inclined to compromise never make a revolution.
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Commitment Compromise Promise Revolution
Unless a nation’s life faces peril, war is murder.
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Face Life Murder Nation War
Religion is an important institution. A nation without religion cannot survive.
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Important Nation Religion Survive
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
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