Author

Never, ever forget history.

I am very unhappy about reports that I was seeking asylum in Manila.

If I am not mistaken, it was a British poet who said that 'no one is properly dressed unless he wears a smile.'

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 plaything of one small corner of the world.

From Sukarno

Indonesia is rich in natural resources. Indonesia is rich in manpower with its 103 million inhabitants - not like Malaysia with its 10 million.

From Sukarno

I embrace the PKI because it is a revolutionary force. PKI go forward. PKI never retreat. PKI grow. PKI be strong. Onward.

From Sukarno

Even if you were a general in 1945, if you split the revolutionary national unity today, if you are an enemy of the main pillars of the revolution today, then you have become a force of reaction!

From Sukarno

Our socialism does not include extreme materialistic concepts, since Indonesia is primarily a God-fearing, God-loving nation. Our socialism is a mixture. We draw political equality from the American Declaration of Independence. We draw spiritual equality from Islam and Christianity. We draw scientific equality from Marx.

From Sukarno

The defense of the revolution is the defense of the people.

From Sukarno

The principle of building an economy without foreign monopoly capital has become a principle which, for us, is no longer subject to amendment.

From Sukarno

Sukarno

Notable Quotes

Authors with Similar Views

Najib Razak

Kim Il-sung

Pankaj Mishra

Rodrigo Duterte

Ciputra

Authors with Opposing Views

Najib Razak

Abraham Lincoln

Alan Coren

Alan Greenspan

Amanda Harlech