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.
MUSTAFA KEMAL ATATURKNo country is free unless it is democratic.
More Mustafa Kemal Ataturk Quotes
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A good teacher is like a candle – it consumes itself to light the way for others.
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Our true mentor in life is science.
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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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Where there is no freedom, there is death and destruction.
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Religion is an important institution. A nation without religion cannot survive.
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Authority, without any condition and reservation, belongs to the nation.
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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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A man who doesn’t think differently from his time and environment can’t grow beyond his time and environment.
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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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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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Peace at home, peace in the world.
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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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Everything we see in the world is the creative work of women.
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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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