Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

"Sovereignty and kingship are never decided by academic debate. They are seized by force. The Ottoman dynasty appropriated by force the government of the Turks, and reigned over them for six centuries.…"

"Our life here is truly hellish. Fortunately, my soldiers are very brave and tougher than the enemy."

"A description and gallery about him"

"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."

"Why after my years of education, after studying the secular civilization and the socialization process, should I decent to the level of common people, I will make them rise to my level, let me not res…"

"Mankind is a single body and each nation a part of that body. We must never say "What does it matter to me if some part of the world is ailing?" If there is such an illness, we must concern ourselves …"

"To see me does not necessarily mean to see my face. To understand my thoughts, my feelings is to have seen me."

"A nation which makes the final sacrifice for life and freedom does not get beaten."