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A good teacher is like a candle – it consumes itself to light the way for others.

Mustafa Kemal Ataturk

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
Peace at home, peace in the world.
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Home Peace World
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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Academic Force Power Result Right Rule Violence
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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Assurance Myself Nation Place Print Right Youth
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
This nation has never lived without independence. We cannot and shall not live without it. Either independence or death.
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Death Independence Live Nation
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
Our true mentor in life is science.
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Life Mentor Science True
Those who are inclined to compromise never make a revolution.
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Commitment Compromise Promise Revolution
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
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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Attack Command Death Man Order Ourselves Place Time
After having lost their lives on this land they have become our sons as well.
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Live Lost Ourselves Son
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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Destiny Feeling Military Myself Preparatory Strength
Sovereignty is not given, it is taken.
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Freedom Myself Politics Recieve
Every nation has the right to demand proper treatment and no country should violate the territory of any other country.
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Country Demand Nation Right Territory