I hate imperialism. I detest colonialism. And I fear the consequences of their last bitter struggle for life. We are determined, that our nation, and the world as a whole, shall not be the play thing of one small corner of the world

Independence can only be obtained and secured by a nation that has its spirit raging with determination: independence or death!

There is not one state truly alive if it is not as if a cauldron burns and boils in its representative body, and if there is no clash of convictions in it.

This country, the Republic of Indonesia, does not belong to any group, nor to any religion, nor to any ethnic group, nor to any group with customs and traditions, but the property of all of us from Sabang to Merauke!

Where Slavery is, there Liberty cannot be; and where Liberty is, there Slavery cannot be.

Conquer the thousands of man may not be called a winner, but be able to conquer yourself is called a brilliant conqueror!

Nationalism cannot flower if it does not grow in the garden of internationalism.