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.
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.
More Mustafa Kemal Ataturk Quotes
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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 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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Unless a nation’s life faces peril, war is murder.
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Everything we see in the world is the creative work of women.
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Sovereignty is not given, it is taken.
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Justice is the infrastructure of proprietorship.
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Concepts of well-being for countries, for peoples and for individuals are changing. In such a world, to argue for rules that never change would be to deny the reality found in scientific knowledge and reasoned judgment.
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A good teacher is like a candle – it consumes itself to light the way for others.
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Freedom and independence is my character.
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Authority, without any condition and reservation, belongs to the nation.
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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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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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Every nation has the right to demand proper treatment and no country should violate the territory of any other country.
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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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