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" I love life. "
Sukarno
I Love
Life
Love Life
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" It is, of course, true that I have given priority to the settling of the problem of security and the problem of Irian Barat, although I knew that in order to do these things, almost three-quarters of our national product had to be spent. "
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" Hatta always gave the impression of rain. If I was in a real good mood and full of ideas and then happened to encounter Hatta, I felt I was suddenly surprised by a shower of rain and got wet all over the body. My good mood was gone, and also my ideas. "
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Rain
Always
" To intoxicate the masses until they were heady with the wine of inspiration was all I lived for. To me, this was elixir... I wax lyrical. I literally am overcome, and this is transmitted to my listeners. "
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Me
" We must all build national unity, build all revolutionary forces, into one powerful wave to sweep away our main enemy, political imperialism and economic imperialism. "
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" If we truly understand, remember, and love the people of Indonesia, let us accept this principle of social justice, that is, not only political equality, but we must create equality in the economic field, too, which means the best possible well-being. "
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" I would adore to make up with the United States of America... Oh, America, what is the matter with you? Why couldn't you have been my friend? "
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Friend
Up
" We are a fighting nation, continually struggling to overcome diseases from within... and to face up to foreign intervention from without. "
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Within
Face
Nation
" I was weaned not on television or Wild West sagas but on stories of nationalism and patriotism. I would sit at my mother's feet by the hour and drink in these exciting tales of the freedom fighters in our family. "
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Freedom
Sit
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" Crush Malaysia! Indonesia may change its tactics, but our goal will remain the same. "
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Change
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" I am not an economist... I am not a business technician. I am a revolutionary, and I do what is right for an economic revolutionary. "
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I Am
Right
" Never, ever forget history. "
Sukarno
Never
Ever
Forget
" I liked Kennedy. So far, he is the only American president who could talk with me and with whom I could talk. I know Johnson, but I have not yet a clear opinion of him. "
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Him
American
Know
" Am I not peaceful? We want to be free - completely free. Free to be free. We want to be left alone. "
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Peaceful
Free
Alone
" What America did in Vietnam and the Congo - we feel. And as a result come these demonstrations. I am not defending the act of burning USIS books. We deplore it. But we can understand the motives of the students. "
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America
Understand
Result
" We are not facing great economic difficulties. The Indonesian people are faring reasonably well - just compare us to India or some other countries. "
Sukarno
Us
Difficulties
Great
" Like David Copperfield, I was born amidst poverty and grew up in poverty. I did not own shoes. I did not bathe in water from a tap. I did no know about forks and spoons. "
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Know
Own
Water
" If I used to say that Indonesia would be free when the corn ripens, I can now say that Indonesia will be free before it blossoms. "
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Say
Will
I Can
" The principle of building an economy without foreign monopoly capital has become a principle which, for us, is no longer subject to amendment. "
Sukarno
Us
Principle
Economy
" What, exactly, did Sjahrir do for the Republic? ... His entire underground effort can be summed up by saying that he sat quietly and safely away somewhere listening to a clandestine radio. "
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Effort
Saying
Up
" Insofar as Pancasila is concerned, I am only its formulator: a formulator of those feelings which have been present silently in the heart of the Indonesian people. "
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People
Feelings
Heart
" We are living in a world of fear. The life of man today is corroded and made bitter by fear: fear of the future, fear of the hydrogen bomb, fear of ideologies. Perhaps this fear is a greater danger than the danger itself because it is fear, which drives men to act thoughtlessly, to act dangerously. "
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Life
Fear
Men
" The sophisticates of Java, the traders of Sumatra, the peasants from the outer islands found no common ground. During siesta time from one to five, the Islamic group met separately, the Nationalist group met separately, the Federalist and Unitarians met separately. "
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Ground
Time
Common Ground
" If I am not mistaken, it was a British poet who said that 'no one is properly dressed unless he wears a smile.' "
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I Am
Said
Smile
" It has been the case for some time that I have made myself dizzy thinking about the fact that the implementation of the Three-fold Program of the government, above all in the area of food and clothing, has been experiencing difficulties. "
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Myself
Food
" How terrifically dynamic is our time! We can mobilize all the spiritual, all the moral, all the political strength of Africa and Asia on the side of peace. Yes, we! We, the people of Asia and Africa! "
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Time
Spiritual
People
" Indonesia is rich in natural resources. Indonesia is rich in manpower with its 103 million inhabitants - not like Malaysia with its 10 million. "
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Rich
Resources
Natural
" Peking welcomed me with tremendous parades and gun salutes. The people with me are proud of me, proud that our downtrodden country has taken its place among the great nations. And now, people of America, I ask you, why didn't Eisenhower accord me the same respect? "
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Proud
Respect
America
" I embrace the PKI because it is a revolutionary force. PKI go forward. PKI never retreat. PKI grow. PKI be strong. Onward. "
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Grow
Never
Be Strong
" Not only should the Indonesian people believe in God, but every Indonesian should believe in his own God. "
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God
Own
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" If Marcos wants to aid Malaysia, that's his business, but we will continue to crush Malaysia, even if we have to fight alone. "
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Business
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