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.
MUSTAFA KEMAL ATATURKUnless a nation’s life faces peril, war is murder.
More Mustafa Kemal Ataturk Quotes
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Nations which don’t find their national identities will be preyed upon by other nations.
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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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Those who are inclined to compromise never make a revolution.
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Where there is no freedom, there is death and destruction.
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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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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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Science is the only true guide in life.
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I 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.
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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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The nation has placed its faith in the precept that all laws should be inspired by actual needs here on earth as a basic fact of national life.
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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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Freedom and independence is my character.
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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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Science is the most reliable guide in life.
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