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Today,
The Soviet Union is our friend. We value this
friendship. However, no one today can predict the events
of tomorrow. This empire, just as the Ottoman Empire,
and the Austria-Hungarian Empire, can be crumbled.
Tomorrow the world may face new balances. Just then,
Turkey must be aware of her future actions. Under this
friend's jurisdiction, we have brethren who has with us
a common language, a common faith, and a common essence.
We must be prepared to own up to them. To be ready is
not silently sitting idle. It is necessary to be
prepared. How do nations prepare themselves for such a
state? By building their spiritual bridges firmly in
advance. Language is a bridge. Faith is a bridge.
History is a bridge. We must reach out to our roots, and
we must once again unite as one whole in our joint
history which various past events have disrupted. We
must not wait for them to approach us. The initiative
ought to come from us.
An excerpt form a speech on March 30, 1933
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