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“Human life is dwarfed by the magnificence of the work to be done, Gökçen. I want to see factories in the places we pass, cultivated fields, smooth roads, villages equipped with electricity, small but lively, clean houses where healthy people can live... I want to see big lush green forests. I want to see schools where robust children, well-dressed children, and children whose faces are not yellow go to school. Whatever civilization exists in Istanbul, whatever civilization we are trying to bring to Ankara, just as we make Izmir prosperous, I want us to bring the same civilization to every part of our country. And I want us to do this very, very quickly. As I said, human life is not long enough to accomplish great things. Every part of Turkey should be prosperous. The nation does not do what the state cannot do; The state should do what the nation cannot do. It would not be right to expect everything from the state or the nation alone. The state and the nation should always be hand in hand in facing the country's problems. It's not in my nature to say "I'll do as much as I can, then whatever happens." It is my duty to think about the future, the Turkey of the future, the people of the future. We took on a job, we overcame a war, now we are fighting in the economic field, and we will continue to fight... We need to keep this excitement alive and see the products of this excitement.
