A man who doesn't think differently from his time and environment can't grow beyond his time and environment.
Mustafa Kemal AtaturkEvery nation has the right to demand proper treatment and no country should violate the territory of any other country.
Mustafa Kemal AtaturkNations which don't find their national identities will be preyed upon by other nations.
Mustafa Kemal AtaturkI 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. My people are going to learn the principles of democracy, the dictates of truth and the teachings of science. Superstition must go. Let them worship as they will; every man can follow his own conscience, provided it does not interfere with sane reason or bid him against the liberty of his fellow-men.
Mustafa Kemal AtaturkHeroes who shed their blood and lost their lives! You are now lying in the soil of a friendly country. Therefore rest in peace. There is no difference between the Johnnies and Mehmets to us where they lie side by side here in this country of ours. You, the mothers, who sent their sons from far away countries wipe away your tears; your sons are now lying in our bosom and are in peace. After having lost their lives on this land they have become our sons as well.
Mustafa Kemal Ataturk