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Religions have been basis of the tyranny of kings and sultans.

— Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

Kralların ve padişahların istibdadına dinler mesnet olmuştur.

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As quoted in Medenî Bilgiler ve M. Kemal Atatürk'ün El Yazıları [Civics and M. Kemal Atatürk's Manuscripts] (1998) by Afet İnan, p. 438

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