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Quote by Kim Il-sung

“My God is none other than the people. Only the popular masses are omniscient and omnipotent and almighty on earth. Therefore my lifetime motto is: "The people are my God."”

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Kim Il-sung

Kim Il-sung, the founder and first President of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, was born on April 15, 1912, and died on July 8, 1994. He led the Korean people in resisting the American invasion during the Korean War and became the highest leader of North Korea after the war. more

“In a nutshell, the idea of Juche means that the masters of the revolution and the work of construction are the masses of the people and that they are also the motive force of the revolution and the work of construction. In other words, one is responsible for one's own destiny and one has also the capacity for hewing out one's own destiny.”

People Mean Ideas Force Destiny Masters Revolution Mass Capacity Responsible Motive Construction

Author:Kim Il-sung

“While there are still imperialist aggressors, the state that has no defense power of its own to protect its sovereignty against the internal and external enemies is, in fact, not a fully independent and sovereign state.”

Stills States Facts Enemy Protect Independent Defense Internals Sovereign Sovereignty Aggressors

Author:Kim Il-sung

“The people are the masters of the revolution in each country. It is like putting a cart before the horse that foreigners carry out the revolution for them. The revolution can neither be exported nor imported.”

People Country Masters Revolution Horse Foreigners Carts

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“The basis of the Juche Idea is that man is the master of all things and the decisive factor in everything.”

Men Ideas Masters All Things Bases Factors

Author:Kim Il-sung