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 ATATURKWe 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.
More Mustafa Kemal Ataturk Quotes
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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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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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The supreme guide in life is knowledge.
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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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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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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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To see me does not necessarily mean to see my face. To understand my thoughts is to have seen me.
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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.
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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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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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A good teacher is like a candle – it consumes itself to light the way for others.
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Justice is the infrastructure of proprietorship.
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Peace at home, peace in the world.
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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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A nation which makes the final sacrifice for life and freedom does not get beaten.
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