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.
MUSTAFA KEMAL ATATURKIt 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.
More Mustafa Kemal Ataturk Quotes
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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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Freedom and independence is my character.
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The future is in the skies.
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A man who doesn’t think differently from his time and environment can’t grow beyond his time and environment.
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Peace at home, peace in the world.
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Those who are inclined to compromise never make a revolution.
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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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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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The supreme guide in life is knowledge.
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Everything we see in the world is the creative work of women.
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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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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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A nation devoid of art and artists cannot have a full existence.
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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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A good teacher is like a candle – it consumes itself to light the way for others.
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After having lost their lives on this land they have become our sons as well.
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Our true mentor in life is science.
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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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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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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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Unless a nation’s life faces peril, war is murder.
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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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Sovereignty is not given, it is taken.
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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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