Shocking Sayings

I can with truth assure you, that I never did, nor do I believe I ever shall, make a scouting party my whole army.

Let a hundred flowers blossom, let a hundred schools of thought contend.

I am a juggler, and I can keep six or seven balls in the air at once. All my life I have been a juggler.

I will drink poison to avoid captivity.

No one is to be in the room with me when I die.

God forgive you, but you have done God's work.

I like to be praised, but I like to be praised for what I really am, not for what I am not.

The continuation of authority in one individual has frequently been the origin of democratic despotism.

The Turkish nation has been and will be continuously in its history a free and independent nation.

The scholars of the past speak only of what was; they do not understand what is to be. Their books are a hindrance, not a help.

I will not rule over a people who are forced to serve me. Let them choose to be my subjects, and I will be their king.

Life is like a long journey with a heavy burden. Don't hurry.

The evil customs of the past shall be broken off, and everything based upon the just laws of nature.

There are no morals in politics; there is only expedience. A scoundrel may be of use to us precisely because he is a scoundrel.

The end result of the revolution is not merely to change the government, but to change the very nature of human society.

I have reached the conclusion that the only way to defend the revolution is to make many enemies.

I am not Christ or a philanthropist, I am all the contrary of a Christ.

I always cheer up immensely when I see an old woman jogging. It means I may have a future.

Tear down this wall!

I don't think there is any use of my going into the matter of the lynching. I will not say anything about it one way or the other.