Independence means that the Turkish nation will live as an honorable nation. That is the basis for everything.

Not to have an adequate air force in the present state of the world is to compromise the foundations of national freedom and independence.

If money is your hope for independence you will never have it. The only real security that a man will have in this world is a reserve of knowledge, experience, and ability.

If Independence is granted to India, power will go to the hands of rascals, rogues, freebooters; all Indian leaders will be of low calibre and men of straw. They will have sweet tongues and silly hearts. They will fight amongst themselves for power and India will be lost in political squabbles. A day would come when even air and water would be taxed in India.

I felt like it was time to set up my future, so I set a goal. My goal was independence.

There can be no peace for us, only misery, and the greatest happiness.