Those who are inclined to compromise never make a revolution.
MUSTAFA KEMAL ATATURKThose who are inclined to compromise never make a revolution.
MUSTAFA KEMAL ATATURKMy people are going to learn the principles of democracy, the dictates of truth and the teachings of science. Superstition must go.
MUSTAFA KEMAL ATATURKHeroes who shed their blood and lost their lives! You are now lying in the soil of a friendly country. Therefore rest in peace.
MUSTAFA KEMAL ATATURKA good teacher is like a candle – it consumes itself to light the way for others.
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 ATATURKMen, 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 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 ATATURKAfter having lost their lives on this land they have become our sons as well.
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 ATATURKReligion is an important institution. A nation without religion cannot survive.
MUSTAFA KEMAL ATATURKEvery nation has the right to demand proper treatment and no country should violate the territory of any other country.
MUSTAFA KEMAL ATATURKThe supreme guide in life is knowledge.
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 ATATURKThe future is in the skies.
MUSTAFA KEMAL ATATURKVictory 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.
MUSTAFA KEMAL ATATURKSovereignty is not given, it is taken.
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