"Unless a nation's life faces peril, war is murder."
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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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"Our true mentor in life is science."
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"Nations which don't find their national identities will be preyed upon by other nations."
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"Peace at home, peace in the world."
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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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"Authority, without any condition and reservation, belongs to the nation."
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"Justice is the infrastructure of proprietorship."
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"Heroes who shed their blood and lost their lives! You are now lying in the soil of a friendly country. Therefore rest in peace."
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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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"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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"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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"Science is the only true guide in life."
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"After having lost their lives on this land they have become our sons as well."
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"Lasting peace is sought, it is essential to adopt international measures to improve the lot of the masses. The welfare of the entire human race must replace hunger and oppression. People of the world must be taught to give up envy, avarice and rancour."
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"Turkey's true master is the peasant."
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"Freedom and independence is my character."
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