JAKARTA - Today, 37 years ago, August 16, 1985, President Soeharto delivered his State of the Union address in front of the House of Representatives session. The speech was delivered with the intention that the officials swallowed the traces of the heroes who had preceded the struggle.
All kinds of traces of heroism must be adapted in social life. To the progress of thinking, for example. Regional struggles must be abandoned. Because the struggle must be broader: for the Indonesian people.
President Soeharto delivered his State of the Union address the day before Indonesia's 40th independence. He asked all Indonesian people, especially public officials, to reflect on the struggles of freedom fighters in the past. Both from the advantages and disadvantages.
Indonesia has many heroes. There are also regional-style heroes. Among other things, the struggle of Prince Diponegoro, Tuanku Imam Bonjol, or Cut Nyak Dhien. This regional struggle has far from significant results when applied today.
President Soeharto said that these regional characteristics had been abandoned by freedom fighters in the era of national awakening. Indonesia is entering a new phase. Modern round. Alias freedom fighters began to pioneer the presence of national insight and modern insight.
All of these are the main seeds to answer the challenges of the times. Therefore, Pancasila and the 1945 Constitution were born. A provision that is sufficient to bring Indonesia into a nation that is respected by the world.
“In the Freedom Movement which has a national and modern perspective, there are expressions that highlight the religious aspect, there are expressions that highlight the populist aspect, there are expressions that highlight the aspect of social justice. Because it is an Independence Movement that is rooted in the spirit of nationalism, these expressions are extracted from the values contained in Indonesian society and culture itself.”
"All the expressions originating from the nation's own culture are then summarized in a unified and harmonious way by the Founders of this Republic, by the fathers of our National Independence, in Pancasila and the 1945 Constitution," said President Soeharto in his speech. .
Indonesia's struggle for independence was no less heroic. The period of revolution is no less miserable for the people. The Indonesian people sacrificed a lot of property and lives. All for one independent goal. Even the spirit must be imitated in the future.
Through this long struggle, Indonesia gained maturity in the state. Valuable lessons. The alias of Indonesia was able to stand up to the dangers after independence. All kinds of problems can be a guide for Indonesia to become big in the eyes of the world.
“Since the recognition of sovereignty and in the years since then we have struggled against the dangers that come from federalism, separatism, ethnicity, regionalism, the extreme right and the extreme left. Not infrequently all these threats and dangers are mixed with foreign subversion."
“We feel all of that as part of the development and growth of our nation towards maturity and maturity. All of these are very valuable lessons, even though we have to pay a very high price,” added President Soeharto.
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