Kim Jong Il

“The core of Juche in philosophy is that man is the master of all things and decides everything.”

“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.”

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

“Great ideology creates great times.”

“Imperialism is a system of aggression and plunder and the source of all the misfortunes and sufferings of the people of the world.”

“A man who has no love for his motherland cannot have a sense of loyalty to the revolution.”

“The cinema is a very important ideological weapon.”

“Our party's Songun-based revolutionary leadership, Songun-based politics, is a politics of love for and trust in people.”

“Let us produce, study and live as the anti-Japanese guerrillas did!”

“The revolution is a struggle for the people's liberation and a sacred undertaking for their welfare.”

“Self-reliance is the only way to... protect the sovereignty of the country.”