Kuşku yok ki, bizim milletimizin kişiliği de bütün kişilikler gibi yükselmeye, istenilen biçime dönüşmeye uygundur. Fakat kendisi olmak koşuluyla!...… - Yuksel Atillasoy

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.

Eğitim, kültür ve bilgi aydınlığa açılan en geniş penceredir.

There are two Mustafa Kemals. One the flesh-and-blood Mustafa Kemal who now stands before you and who will pass away. The other is you, all of you here who will go to the far corners of our land to spread the ideals which must be defended with your lives if necessary. I stand for the nation's dreams, and my life's work is to make them come true.