Turkish - Leader | May 19, 1881 - November 10, 1938
I have no religion, and at times I wish all religions at the bottom of the sea. He is a weak ruler who needs religion to uphold his government; it is as if he would catch his people in a trap.
Mustafa Kemal Ataturk
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Everything we see in the world is the creative work of women.
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I was born as a soldier and will die as one.
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I am mortal. I want the nation to get used to freedom before I die.
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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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A nation which makes the final sacrifice for life and freedom does not get beaten.
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There are two Mustafa Kemals: one is I, the flesh and bone Mustafa Kemal... the scond Mustafa Kemal I cannot describe with the word 'I.' That Mustafa Kemal is not I - it is 'We.' That Mustafa Kemal is the enlightened and warrior collectivity that is striving for the new thought, the new life, and the Great Ideal on every corner of this country.
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Our aim is not to die. It is to carry out the revolution, to make a reality of our ideas. We must live, to get them accepted by the people.
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The necessary thing for anyone to be happy and contented as long as he lives is working for the ones who will come after him rather than working for himself... One can reach the true delight and happiness in the life only by working for the existence, honor, and happiness of the future generations.
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Do you want to be a man of today or a man of tomorrow?
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The happiest ones are those who have a character which would prefer their services to be unknown to all generations.
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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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