On the meeting point of two worlds, the ornament of Turkish homeland, the treasure of Turkish history, the city cherished by the Turkish nation, İstanbul, has its place in the hearts of all citizens.
Interpretation
The quote emphasizes Istanbul's unique cultural and historical significance to Turkey and its citizens.
Mustafa Kemal Ataturk highlights Istanbul as a symbol of Turkish identity and pride, noting its rich history and the deep emotional connection that all Turkish people have with the city. It represents the intersection of different worlds, cultures, and histories, making it a treasured place in the heart of the nation.
In practice
This quote can be used in a speech about the cultural heritage of Istanbul.
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.
I 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.
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.
The necessary thing for anyone to be happy and contented as long as he lives is working for the ones who will come after him rather than working for himself... One can reach the true delight and happiness in the life only by working for the existence, honor, and happiness of the future generations.
A nation which makes the final sacrifice for life and freedom does not get beaten.
Ours is a fully democratic government, which in our language we call a people's government.
Democracy is a poor system of government at best; the only thing that can honestly be said in its favor is that it is eight times as good as any other method the human race has ever tried.
When religion speaks only in the name of authority rather than with the voice of compassion, its message becomes meaningless.
Keep in mind, the news media are not independent; they are a sort of bulletin board and public relations firm for the ruling class-the people who run things. Those who decide what news you will or will not hear are paid by, and tolerated purely at the whim of, those who hold economic power. If the parent corporation doesn't want you to know something, it won't be on the news. Period. Or, at the very least, it will be slanted to suit them, and then rarely followed up.
He who despises himself esteems himself as a self-despiser.
The assumption that things which have been conjured in the past will always be conjured in the guiding principle not of rational but of animal behavior.
I am ashamed to be a member of the human race but I don't want to add any more to that shame, I want to scrape a little of it off.
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