Freedom and independence form my character.
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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To see me does not necessarily mean to see my face. To understand my thoughts is to have seen me.
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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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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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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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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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After having lost their lives on this land they have become our sons as well.
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The future is in the skies.
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A nation devoid of art and artists cannot have a full existence.
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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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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 man who doesn’t think differently from his time and environment can’t grow beyond his time and environment.
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It 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.
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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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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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