UN General Assembly
1957

183. With the success of the National Conference held in Jakarta from 10 to 14 September last, we closed one period of trial and error in order to enter upon the next stage of greater perfection in our national life. Any concerns about possible deviation from the path of democracy are easily dismissed by the solemn declaration, issued at the end of the National Conference by our national leaders Mr. Sukarno and Mr. Hatta, to the effect that the basic foundation of the Indonesian State is still the pancha shila, the five guiding principles, in which belief in God and in democracy precede the others in eminence. 184. We do not pretend to be more than our fellow human beings, and therefore we cannot assume to be able to perform miracles. But one thing is certain. We have profound confidence that the march of events in Indonesia, up till now, is in the right direction, towards mature nationhood,