Nationalism

Nationalism

Minister of Defense and Security Gen. Edi Sudradjat says a sense of nationalism not only reflects that one is a part of the nation, but also that one has to show loyalty to maintain the integrity and identity of the nation. In this respect, to carry out the process of modernization, three aspects of nationalism are involved: sense, concept and spirit.

It was with the very spirit of nationalism, which bound the varied people of the Indonesian archipelago together, that enabled our founding fathers to succeed in building an Indonesian state, which is free, united, sovereign, just and prosperous. This spirit must be kept burning in the hearts of the people and rekindled so as to imbue every aspect of the nation's life.

-Angkatan Bersenjata, Jakarta