"It was [the concept of] nationalism that Indonesia was established on. Not the Javanese, not the Sumatran, not the Bornean, Sulawesi, Bali or others, but the Indonesian, that together became the foundation of one nationale staat (nation-state)."

-- Sukarno

#Together Quotes #Foundation Quotes #States Quotes

“What keeps the democracy alive at all but the hatred of excellence; the desire of the base to see no head higher than their own?”
“The way I see it, as soon as I make a piece Iâ€™ve lost control of it.”
“Money won't ever make you happy, nor was it ever meant to. Happiness comes from within. Money at best will make you more comfortable.”
“So far as the advocates of a constructed international language are concerned, it is rather to be wondered at how much in common their proposals actually have, both in vocabulary and in general spirit of procedure.”

Source : Edward Sapir, Pierre Swiggers (2008). “General Linguistics”, p.264, Walter de Gruyter
“How can any man be free without a soul of his own, that he believes in and won't sell at any price?”
“So have your wits about you, and do what you can and dig in, because it might not last.”

Source : "'Ethel' review: Extraordinary Kennedy" by David Wiegand, www.sfgate.com. October 15, 2012.
“I'm not proud to be me, I'm not excited to be me, but I find that I am me, and like most other individuals, I send out little signals; I tell everyone else how everything looks from where I am.”

Source : Wallace Shawn (2009). “Essays”, p.5, Haymarket Books
“To a society that inarticulately and thoughtlessly takes itself to be divine, Hegel says, Yes, we are indeed divine, and philosophy can show how this is both possible and necessary.”

Source : Merold Westphal (2010). “Kierkegaard's Critique of Reason and Society”, p.38, Penn State Press

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