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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

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
Sovereignty is not given, it is taken.
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Freedom Myself Politics Recieve
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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Book Direction Heaven Life Principle See World
After having lost their lives on this land they have become our sons as well.
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Live Lost Ourselves Son
Freedom and independence is my character.
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Character Freedom Independence
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
Authority, without any condition and reservation, belongs to the nation.
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Authority Condition Nation Reservation
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
Where there is no freedom, there is death and destruction.
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Death Destruction Freedom
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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Civilization Development Goal Scientific Society Struggle
In order to stave off covetouness, greed, and spite, citizens world over must be educated.
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Citizenship Greedy Myself Order
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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Learning People Principle Superstition Teaching
Our true mentor in life is science.
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Life Mentor Science True
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.
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Beginning End Myself People Victory
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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Academic Force Power Result Right Rule Violence
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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Faith Inspirational Law Life Nation Need
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
Nations which don’t find their national identities will be preyed upon by other nations.
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Identity Myself Nation Prey
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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Concept Country Judgement Knowledge People Reason
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
Freedom and independence form my character.
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Character Form Freedom Independence
This nation has never lived without independence. We cannot and shall not live without it. Either independence or death.
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Death Independence Live Nation
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
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
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
On the meeting point of two worlds, the ornament of Turkish homeland, the treasure of Turkish history, the city cherished by the Turkish nation, İstanbul, has its place in the hearts of all citizens.
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Citizenship Heart Meet Nation Place Point World
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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Catch People Rule Trap Upload Weakness