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Peace at home, peace in the world.

Quotes

Men, I am not ordering you to attack. I am ordering you to die

My people are going to learn the principles of democracy, the dictates of truth and the teachings of science. Superstition must go.

Unless a nation's life faces peril, war is murder.

“Heroes 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.”

“Teachers are the one and only people who save nations.”

“Everything we see in the world is the creative work of women.”

“Those who use religion for their own benefit are detestable. We are against such a situation and will not allow it. Those who use religion in such a manner have fooled our people; it is against just such people that we have fought and will continue to fight.”

“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 with it as though we were having that illness.”

“Victory is for those who can say "Victory is mine". Success is for those who can begin saying "I will succeed" and say "I have succeeded" in the end.”

“Science is the most reliable guide in life.”

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