No country is free unless it is democratic.
MUSTAFA KEMAL ATATURKTo 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.
More Mustafa Kemal Ataturk Quotes
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A nation which makes the final sacrifice for life and freedom does not get beaten.
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Nations which don’t find their national identities will be preyed upon by other nations.
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The supreme guide in life is knowledge.
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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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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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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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After having lost their lives on this land they have become our sons as well.
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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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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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Our true mentor in life is science.
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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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Authority, without any condition and reservation, belongs to the nation.
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Everything we see in the world is the creative work of women.
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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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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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