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The revolution itself originates from a dream of the future or from the craving for a new life.

— Kim Il-sung

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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.

On Juche in Our Revolution vol. 2 (1977)

As fish cannot live without water, so guerrillas cannot live without the people.

Socialism is a human ideal, an inevitable course of historical development, and therefore it is perfectly clear that socialism will rise again in the end.

War is not only a contest of strength, but also a test of morality and ethics.

Thanks to our trust in people, we won everything.

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