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

Mustafa Kemal Ataturk

In human life, you will find players of religion until the knowledge and proficiency in religion will be cleansed from all superstitions, and will be purified and perfected by the enlightenment of real science.
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Enlightenment Human Knowledge Life Purity Reality Religion Science Yourself
Peace at home is peace in the country. Peace in the country is peace in the world.
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Country Home Peace World
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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Care Civilization Guide Ignorance Reliable Science
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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Humanity Independence Level Prosperity Rich Service Subject
Unless a nation’s life faces peril, war is murder.
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Face Life Murder Nation War
Freedom and independence is my character.
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Character Freedom Independence
No country is free unless it is democratic.
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Country Democracy
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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Attack Command Death Man Order Ourselves Place Time
Sovereignty is not given, it is taken.
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Freedom Myself Politics Recieve
To see me does not necessarily mean to see my face. To understand my thoughts is to have seen me.
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Face Myself Necessary Understand
A good teacher is like a candle – it consumes itself to light the way for others.
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Consume Goodness Light Teacher Way
You, the sons and daughters, the future of Turkiye, even under such circumstances and conditions, your duty is to save the Turkish independence and the Republic, you will find the power you need in the noble blood in your veins.
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Circumstance Daughter Finding Power Son Yourself
Nations which don’t find their national identities will be preyed upon by other nations.
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Identity Myself Nation Prey
After having lost their lives on this land they have become our sons as well.
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Live Lost Ourselves Son
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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Assurance Myself Nation Place Print Right Youth
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.
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