“If you were afraid of God as much as you were afraid of the United States, the country would not be like this.”

— Muharrem İnce

Source: Amerikadan Korktuğunuz Kadar Allah'tan Korksaydınız Bu Ülkeyi Bu Hale Getirmezdiniz.mp4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpY11yJX95k

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Turkish politician 1964

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