Hatta: The Book Without End
August 13, 2002
THE two-wheeled coach pulled up before Pasar Bawah Station. A prospective passenger ap-proached. The coachman mentioned the fare and the man bargained. They could not come to a compromise. Impatient, the coachman rudely shouted: "If you have no money, never think of taking a coach. Just go on foot." The prospective passenger, Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia, Mohammad Hatta, simply smiled and left. Husein Abdullah, former commander o
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