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Park Geun-hye Quotes

born 1952

Park Geun-hye (Korean: 박근혜; Hanja: 朴槿惠; RR: Bak Geun(-)hye; IPA: [pak‿k͈ɯn.hje]; often in English /ˈpɑːrk ˌɡʊn ˈheɪ/; born 2 February 1952) is a former South Korean politician who served as President of South Korea from 2013 to 2017.

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North Korea would effectively be crossing the Rubicon if they were to conduct another nuclear test.

Happiness can only flourish when people feel comfortable and secure. I pledge to you today that I will not tolerate any action that threatens the lives of our people and the security of our nation.

Excerpts from inaugural address (2013)

If I had been born into an ordinary family and if my parents hadn’t passed away in that way, I wouldn’t have had to go into politics.

In 1997 we had a financial crisis as part of the wider Asian crisis and I felt I had to come back and work for the people.

A genuine era of happiness is only possible when we aren’t clouded by the uncertainties of aging and when bearing and raising children is truly considered a blessing. No citizen should be left to fear that he or she might not be able to meet the basic requirements of life.

Excerpts from inaugural address (2013)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Park Geun-hye (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.