National Honor Quotes



In one of the most unusual revolutions in world history, Brazil became independent from Portugal via a revolution led by the son of the Portuguese King and heir to the throne, Pedro I. The crown prince of Portugal, led Brazil in her breakaway from Portugal and by popular acclaim became Pedro I, Emperor of Brazil. He is probably the only monarch in history who was the heredity monarch of one kingdom and selected by popular acclaim to the throne of another.


When he first came to Congress, there were major American problems with both France and England who were fighting each other and punishing America for not boycotting the other nation. Many argued for peace and living with the French and English impression of American seamen and confiscation of American Cargoes. Clay and others thought the appeasement price was too high and urged war. The War of 1812 followed.


Ataturk wrote this manual personally as he not only wanted to Westernize Turkey but also generate a climate for acceptance of his vision for a reformed Turkey amongst the Western nations.


Ataturk had been a military hero, but was very much opposed to war and military adventurism not unlike the Dwight Eisenhower and Colin Powell type leaders. However, the one thing that he thought worth the sacrifice of his own and other Turkish lives was Turkish independence and sovereignty. Historically, the Ottoman Empire which Ataturk finally ended, had dominated half of Europe and all of the Mid East at the cost of sovereignty of other nations and Ataturk saw no more important virtue with dying for than national sovereignty. See {125322} and {584501}.