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 ATATURKThe future is in the skies.
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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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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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Freedom and independence form my character.
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In human life, you will find players of religion until the knowledge and proficiency in religion will be cleansed from all superstitions, and will be purified and perfected by the enlightenment of real science.
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This nation has never lived without independence. We cannot and shall not live without it. Either independence or death.
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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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Sovereignty is not given, it is taken.
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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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Peace at home, peace in the world.
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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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Nations which don’t find their national identities will be preyed upon by other nations.
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Unless a nation’s life faces peril, war is murder.
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A nation devoid of art and artists cannot have a full existence.
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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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A nation which makes the final sacrifice for life and freedom does not get beaten.
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Everything we see in the world is the creative work of women.
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Science is the most reliable guide in life.
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The supreme guide in life is knowledge.
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Those who are inclined to compromise never make a revolution.
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After having lost their lives on this land they have become our sons as well.
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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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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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Where there is no freedom, there is death and destruction.
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Our true mentor in life is science.
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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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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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