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 ATATURKUnless a nation’s life faces peril, war is murder.
More Mustafa Kemal Ataturk Quotes
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Sovereignty is not given, it is taken.
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Peace at home is peace in the country. Peace in the country is peace in the world.
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We do not consider our principles as dogmas contained in books that are said to come from heaven. We derive our inspiration, not from heaven, or from an unseen world, but directly from life.
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The future is in the skies.
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A nation which makes the final sacrifice for life and freedom does not get beaten.
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Those who are inclined to compromise never make a revolution.
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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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This nation has never lived without independence. We cannot and shall not live without it. Either independence or death.
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A good teacher is like a candle – it consumes itself to light the way for others.
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Science is the most reliable guide in life.
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Every nation has the right to demand proper treatment and no country should violate the territory of any other country.
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Everything we see in the world is the creative work of women.
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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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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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A nation devoid of art and artists cannot have a full existence.
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