Many concern presidential speeches, which he wrote himself, hated giving but considered vital for creating the right sense of national identity for a new republic.
Ocalan, 49, said late last year he had little sense of national identity until he was a teenager, but was struck by the powerlessness of his poor, illiterate farming parents.
For all its near-billion population, its should-be booming economy and its admirably efficient army, India always seems to be held back by something its fragile sense of national identity, the geographical isolation of the Indian subcontinent between mountains and sea, maybe the inward-looking nature of the Hindu religion from becoming the sort of country that strides confidently on to the world stage.
There is no strong sense of a national identity or a national vocation calling for military expression.
The isolation of relatively few collaborators and their punishment for treason was part of an urgent campaign to revive a sense of national pride and identity.
Similarly, there is now a recognition that history is best not paved over: that it is part of a sense of patriotism and national identity qualities the government certainly does want to inculcate.
This consensus marks a line in the sand, beyond which Russia cannot retreat without losing its sense of pride or even national identity.
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Some may base their choice on a deep sense of political allegiance or national identity, others find their paths steered by how their chosen sport is organised within the island of Ireland.
The side streets that fan out from it are home to a number of cultural and environmental agencies, including the Royal Film Commission and Wild Jordan -- and in this blossoming street network you get a sense of a new creative national identity sprouting up.
"On the other hand, there is this strong sense of patriotism and a bit of insecurity about our national identity, " she says.
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