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.
MUSTAFA KEMAL ATATURKMy people are going to learn the principles of democracy, the dictates of truth and the teachings of science. Superstition must go.
More Mustafa Kemal Ataturk Quotes
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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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Our true mentor in life is science.
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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.
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A youth with wings are the assurance of our nation’s future. We must start to work right away and make progress so that; if one day Westerners leave their footprints on the moon, we shall place a Turkish one among those.
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He is a weak ruler who needs religion to uphold his government; it is as if he would catch his people in a trap.
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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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After having lost their lives on this land they have become our sons as well.
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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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Sovereignty is not given, it is taken.
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The future is in the skies.
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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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To write history is as important as to make history. It is an unchanging truth that if the writer does not remain true to the maker, then it takes on a quality that will confuse humanity.
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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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Religion is an important institution. A nation without religion cannot survive.
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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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