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.
MUSTAFA KEMAL ATATURKSovereignty 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.
MUSTAFA KEMAL ATATURKIt 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 ATATURKHe is a weak ruler who needs religion to uphold his government; it is as if he would catch his people in a trap.
MUSTAFA KEMAL ATATURKI will lead my people by the hand along the road until their feet are sure and they know the way. Then they may choose for themselves and rule themselves. Then my work will be done.
MUSTAFA KEMAL ATATURKScience is the most reliable guide in life.
MUSTAFA KEMAL ATATURKConcepts 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.
MUSTAFA KEMAL ATATURKA nation which makes the final sacrifice for life and freedom does not get beaten.
MUSTAFA KEMAL ATATURKScience is the most reliable guide for civilization, for life, for success in the world. Searching a guide other than the science is meaning carelessness, ignorance and heresy.
MUSTAFA KEMAL ATATURKPeace at home, peace in the world.
MUSTAFA KEMAL ATATURKSovereignty is not given, it is taken.
MUSTAFA KEMAL ATATURKOur true mentor in life is science.
MUSTAFA KEMAL ATATURKA 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.
MUSTAFA KEMAL ATATURKThe supreme guide in life is knowledge.
MUSTAFA KEMAL ATATURKAuthority, without any condition and reservation, belongs to the nation.
MUSTAFA KEMAL ATATURKOn 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.
MUSTAFA KEMAL ATATURKNo 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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