Ethical Politic

Ethical politics is a political effort to repay the Dutch government for the native people who have been exploited, causing their standard of living to drop. However, unexpectedly, this program actually opened the eyes of indigenous people to nationalism.

Ethical politics has a positive impact on the Indonesian nation. Through the education program, schools were built in a number of regions in the Dutch East Indies. From there, figures or groups of students were born who then fought for Indonesian independence.


Politik etis adalah sebuah upaya politik balas budi pemerintah Belanda kepada rakyat bumiputra yang telah diperas sehingga menjatuhkan taraf hidupnya. Namun tidak disangka, program ini malah membuka mata orang-orang pribumi akan nasionalisme.

Politik etis berdampak positif bagi bangsa Indonesia. Lewat program Pendidikan dibangun sekolah-sekolah di sejumlah wilayah di Hindia Belanda. Dari situlah melahirkan tokoh-tokoh atau golongan pelajar yang kemudian berjuang untuk kemerdekaan Indonesia.