"Bunga mawar tidak mempropagandakan harum semerbaknya, dengan sendirinya harum semerbaknya itu tersebar di sekelilingnya..."
rose never propagandize its fragrant, but its own fragrance spreads surrounding...
Soekarno said it when he was pinning a bintang sakti (magical star) honors to 2 army officers, that's Major Benny Moerdani from RPKAD and Major Untung bin Sjamsuri from Banteng Raiders...
"Kemerdekaan hanya bisa diperoleh dan dijamin oleh sebuah bangsa yang memiliki semangat mengamuk dengan tekad: "merdeka atau mati"!"
independence can only be obtained and secured by a nation that has its spirit raging with determination: "independence or death"!
Soekarno's opening speech pre-independence of Indonesia, July 1945
"Indonesia didirikan atas dasar kebangsaan.! bukan kebangsaan Jawa, bukan kebangsaan Sumatra, bukan kebangsaan Kalimantan, bukan Sulawesi, Bali, dan lainnya, tapi kebangsaan Indonesia yang sama-sama menjadi satu dasar nationale-staat"
it was nationalism that Indonesia was established!! not the Javanese nationality, not the Sumatran nationality, not the Bornean nationality, Sulawesi, Bali or other, but the Indonesian nationality, that together became the foundation of one nationale-staat (nation-state)
Preamble of Proclamation of Indonesian Independence, Jakarta, August 17, 1945
"Negara Republik Indonesia ini bukan milik sesuatu golongan, bukan milik sesuatu agama, bukan milik sesuatu suku, bukan milik sesuatu golongan adat-istiadat, tetapi milik kita semua dari Sabang sampai Merauke.!"
state of the Republic of Indonesia doesnt belong to a group, doesnt belong to a religion, doesnt belong a tribe, doesnt belong to a customs group, but it belongs to all of us from Sabang to Merauke!!
Soekarno's speech in front of Surabaya people, Surabaya, September 24, 1955
"Negeri kita kaya, kaya, kaya-raya, saudara-saudara.! berjiwa besar, ber-imagination.! gali! bekerja! gali! bekerja! kita adalah satu tanah air yang paling cantik di dunia!!"
our country is rich, rich, wealthy, brothers!! high-minded, imagination!! dig it up! work it! dig up! work hard! we're one in our homeland, the most beautiful in the world!!Soekarno's speech in front of Semarang people, Semarang, July 29, 1956
"kita mendirikan negara Indonesia, yang kita semua harus mendukungnya.! Semua buat semua.! Bukan Kristen buat Indonesia, bukan golongan Islam buat Indonesia, bukan Hadikoesoemo buat Indonesia, bukan Van Eck buat Indonesia, bukan Nitisemito yang kaya buat Indonesia, tetapi Indonesia buat Indonesia, semua buat semua!!"
we established the Indonesian state, and we all have to support it!! all for all!! not Christian for Indonesia, not Islamic groups for Indonesia, not Hadikoesoemo for Indonesia, not Van Eck for Indonesia, not rich Nitisemito for Indonesia, but Indonesia for all!!
Soekarno's speech in front of BPUPKI congress pre-independence, Jakarta June 1, 1945
"Seribu orang tua hanya dapat bermimpi, seorang pemuda dapat mengubah dunia.."
A thousand of old man are just able to dream, but a young man is able to change the world
From a book of his own work when he was imprisoned by Dutch-East Indies Government, "Indonesia Menggugat!" (Indonesians Sue!)
"Dalam pandangan politik saya, saya adalah nasionalis.! Dalam pandangan sosial saya, saya adalah sosialis.! Dalam pandangan agama saya, saya benar-benar teis! Itulah saya! Saya bukan seorang komunis, tidak sama sekali satelit lain "-isme" di dunia! Saya hanya pro-Indonesia ... Saya akan berjuang dan bekerja dan mengorbankan diri untuk rakyat Indonesia, ini tanah Indonesia saya! .. "
"in my political outlook, I'm nationalist! in my social outlook, I'm socialist! in my religious outlook, I'm completely theist! that I am! I'm not a communist, not at all satellite of any other "-ism" in the world!! I'm just pro-Indonesia... I'll fight and work and sacrifice myself for this Indonesian people, this Indonesian fatherland of mine!!.."
Soekarno quotes, when interviewed by BBC News, October 1957
"Ingatlah.! Belajar tanpa berpikir adalah tidak ada gunanya, sedangkan berpikir tanpa belajar sangat berbahaya.!"
learning without thinking is useless, but thinking without learning is very dangerous!!
One of his speech at Independence Day 1961 "Djarek (Djalannja Revolusi Kita) Bagaikan Malaikat Turun Dari Langit"
"Menaklukan ribuan orang belumlah tentu disebut sebagai pemenang, tetapi mampu menaklukan diri sendirilah yang bisa disebut penakluk gemilang!!"
Conquer the thousands of man may not be called a winner, but be able to conquer yourself is called a brilliant conqueror!!
One of his speech at Independence Day 1961 "Djarek (Djalannja Revolusi Kita) Bagaikan Malaikat Turun Dari Langit"
"Hormatilah musuhmu, karena dia mengetahui tentang kelemahan-kelemahanmu!"
Honor to your enemies, because he/she knows your weaknesses!
One of his speech at Independence Day 1965 "TAVIP (Tahun-tahun Vivere Pericoloso)"
"Capailah cita-citamu setinggi langit.! Bermimpilah setinggi langit.! Karena seandainya anda terjatuh, maka anda akan terjatuh diantara bintang-bintang."
reach your ambition as high as the skies!! dream it as high as the skies!! because if you're fell, you're gonna fall among of the stars
Soekarno's most famous quote, he said it the first time in front of BPUPKI congress, June 1945
"Berbuat baiklah pada orang lain, walaupun orang itu tidak berbuat baik kepadamu, niscaya anda akan mendapatkan kebaikan pula dari orang lain... apabila didalam diri seseorang masih ada malu dan takut untuk berbuat kebaikan, maka jaminan orang tersebut adalah tidak akan bertemunya ia dengan kemajuan selangkahpun..."
Do good to another man, even tho he/she dont do good to you, you certainly will also get goodness from another man... if a shame and fear is still there in on one's heart to do goodness, then the guarantee to him is there's no one progress at all...
one of his speech at Independence Day 1961 "Djarek (Djalannja Revolusi Kita) Bagaikan Malaikat Turun Dari Langit"
"Jangan sekali-kali melupakan sejarah!!"
Dont ever forget the history!!
August 1966 his last quotes before his downfall