Kim Dae-jung

“Reconciliation and cooperation are the only way to end the Cold War structure on the Korean Peninsula.”

“The Korean people have undergone tragedies of fratricidal war and division for half a century.”

“Democracy is the absolute value that makes for human dignity, as well as the only road to sustained economic development and social justice.”

“Even if you are threatened with death, you must not tell a lie.”

“I have lived, and I have lived with the conviction that justice will eventually win.”

“Action without philosophy is a lethal weapon; philosophy without action is worthless.”

“In the new millennium, we should seek a new paradigm of inter-Korean relations.”

“Justice is the eternal foundation of a state.”

“Let us have a universal spirit that loves human beings and values peace.”

“We must overcome the logic of the Cold War.”

“Human rights are a universal value that transcends national boundaries.”

“We have to get over our national division and build a first-rate nation.”

“I beg you, the people, to be the last victims of political retaliation in our country's history.”

“My life has been a succession of crises.”

“The path of a politician is a path of sorrow and suffering.”