“Peace at home is peace in the country. Peace in the country is peace in the world.”

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.

A man who doesn’t think differently from his time and environment can’t grow beyond his time and environment.

The supreme guide in life is knowledge.

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.

To see me does not necessarily mean to see my face. To understand my thoughts is to have seen me.

He is a weak ruler who needs religion to uphold his government; it is as if he would catch his people in a trap.

My people are going to learn the principles of democracy, the dictates of truth and the teachings of science. Superstition must go.

Those who are inclined to compromise never make a revolution.

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.

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.

Nations which don’t find their national identities will be preyed upon by other nations.

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.

Our true mentor in life is science.

This nation has never lived without independence. We cannot and shall not live without it. Either independence or death.

Unless a nation’s life faces peril, war is murder.

The future is in the skies.

Wherever you have friends that’s your country, and wherever you receive love, that’s your home.

The hour is fast approaching, on which the Honor and Success of this army, and the safety of our bleeding Country depend.

No country can really develop unless its citizens are educated.

Loyalty to country always. Loyalty to government, when it deserves it.

The greatest service which can be rendered any country is to add a useful plant to its culture.

90% of the work in this country is done by people who don’t feel good.

In a country well governed, poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed, wealth is something to be ashamed of.

As a woman I have no country. As a woman my country is the whole world.