Turkish - Leader | May 19, 1881 - November 10, 1938
Ours is a fully democratic government, which in our language we call a people's government.
Mustafa Kemal Ataturk
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God is my witness that up to now, my only aspiration in life is to be a useful element within the army! I have for long been convinced that, to safeguard the country and give happiness to the people, it is necessary first of all to prove once more to the world that our army is still the old Turkish army.
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Greatness consists in deciding only what is necessary for the welfare of the country and making straight for the goal.
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I do not want history to record me as someone who has bequeathed to his nation the institution of despotism.
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I have a characteristic since my childhood. I don't like living together with my mother, sister, or friends at my home. I have always preferred to be alone and independent and lived according to that.
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I have established the republic. But today it is not clear whether the form of government is a republic, a dictatorship, or personal rule.
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Unless a nation's life faces peril, war is murder.
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No country is free unless it is democratic.
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I am my own policeman.
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Would not obeying to my mother's warnings, who is at least 25 years older than me, be returning to the past? And rebelling against her would mean ruining my mother's, who, I am convinced that, is a virtuous high woman, heart and evaluations. I do not find this right, either.
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I always give much attention to military character and to psychological and morale conditions.
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I am pleased, with a feeling of good fortune, to be from Selanik. If you want to know the truth better, I feel that my chest is overflowing with a feeling of pride.
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