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.
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.
More Mustafa Kemal Ataturk Quotes
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Those who are inclined to compromise never make a revolution.
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Sovereignty is not given, it is taken.
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A nation which makes the final sacrifice for life and freedom does not get beaten.
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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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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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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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Freedom and independence form my character.
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Religion is an important institution. A nation without religion cannot survive.
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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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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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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 is my character.
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A good teacher is like a candle – it consumes itself to light the way for others.
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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.
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Science 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.
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