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Former Supreme Leader of North Korea

Kim Jong Il, the former Supreme Leader of North Korea, was born on February 16, 1941, and died on December 17, 2011. He had significant influence over North Korea's political, military, and economic affairs and was a core figure in the Workers' Party of Korea.

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Famous Kim Jong Il Quotes

“I'm an Internet expert too. It's all right to wire the industrial zone only, but there are many problems if other regions of the North are wired.”

Ifs Problem Politics Internet Experts Zone Regions Wire North Korea

Author:Kim Jong Il

“Overall relations between the North and the South have developed in favor of national reconciliation, unity and reunification.”

Politics Relation Unity South Favors Reconciliation North Korea Reunification

Author:Kim Jong Il

“A man who dreads trials and difficulties cannot become a revolutionary. If he is to become a revolutionary with an indomitable fighting spirit, he must be tempered in the arduous struggle from his youth. As the saying goes, early training means more than late earning.”

Source: The Present Times and the Tasks Facing Young People: Talk to the Senior Officials of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, October 12, 1988

“We oppose the reactionary policies of the U.S. government but we do not oppose the American people. We want to have many good friends in the United States.”

People Want States Government Politics United United States Policy Good Friend North Korea Best Friend Reactionaries

Author:Kim Jong Il

“Great ideology creates great times.”

Politics Ideology North Korea Great Times

Author:Kim Jong Il

“I am the object of criticism around the world. But I think that since I am being discussed, then I am on the right track.”

Thinking World Politics Leader Objects Criticism Track Around The World Dictator North Korea Right Track

Author:Kim Jong Il

“National defense is the sacred duty of the young and all other people.”

People Young Politics Duty Sacred Defense North Korea National Defense

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“The liquidation of colonialism is a trend of the times which no force can hold back.”

Politics Force Trends Colonialism North Korea

Author:Kim Jong Il

“The revolution is carried out by means of one's thought, not through one's family background.”

Mean Politics Revolution Backgrounds Surfing North Korea Family Background

Author:Kim Jong Il

About the Author

Born: February 16, 1941
Died: December 17, 2011
Known for: Former Supreme Leader of North Korea
Quotes: 30

Books & Sources

Abuses of Socialism are IntolerableRelated source material

Giving Priority to Ideological Work is Essential for Accomplishing SocialismRelated source material

Let us Further Enhance the Role of Intellectuals in the Revolution and ConstructionRelated source material

Socialism is a ScienceRelated source material

The Juche Philosophy is an Original Revolutionary PhilosophyRelated source material

The Present Times and the Tasks Facing Young People: Talk to the Senior Officials of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, October 12, 1988Related source material

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