Chairman Kim Jong Il Is A Peerless Patriot Who Laid A Firm Foundation For The Prosperity Of Our State

Today our country is demonstrating its might as a powerful state striving for overall development and prosperity in socialist construction under the leadership of the great party.

The fact that our country is dynamically advancing toward a powerful socialist power with inexhaustible potential for development is directly attributed to the devoted efforts of Chairman Kim Jong Il who regarded it as his life-time cause to build a powerful and prosperous country on this land, true to the lofty intention of President Kim Il Sung, and devoted his whole life to its realization.

Thanks to his outstanding idea and wise leadership, the destiny of our country and people have been firmly defended and a solid foundation for building a prosperous country has been laid despite harsh ordeals of history.

The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un said:

"The General was a peerless patriot; he loved his country and fellow people more ardently than anybody else did, and he devoted his whole life to achieving the prosperity of the country and the happiness of the people. Thus he performed imperishable exploits that are etched in the history of the country."

The absolute truth and outstanding might of Chairman Kim Jong Il's idea and leadership are being strikingly demonstrated in the advance of the new century of Juche. But for the wise leadership of Chairman Kim Jong Il for the country and its people it would be unimaginable that our national power and position have been put on the highest level in the history of the nation and the new era of self-respect and prosperity and the era of our state-first principle have been ushered in under such harsh circumstances that could have beaten any other nations in the world.

He was a peerlessly great man who provided a fundamental guarantee for our country to stand out as an invincible power with single-hearted unity.

Unity is the most powerful national strength. The country whose people are firmly united in one ideology and purpose is a genuine power.

In his early years he set forth the idea of unity based on one ideology and one centre before applying it thoroughly to revolutionary practice to consolidate the single-hearted unity as the cornerstone of the existence and development of our state. Thanks to his wise leadership, the modeling of the whole society on the monolithic idea has been fully realized and the revolutionary people have grown up to be united single-heartedly behind their leader.

Physical strength has its limit whereas the might of single-hearted unity is inexhaustible. It was the steadfast will of Chairman Kim Jong Il that we can overcome any ordeals and difficulties with the might of single-minded unity. It is none other than Chairman Kim Jong Il who made sure that everything was directed and subordinated to strengthening the political and ideological position and the party and the popular masses were inseparably linked to one another through benevolent politics and all-embracing politics. Thanks to the irresistible force of single-hearted unity consolidated by Chairman Kim Jong Il, the history of our country shines as the annals of victory of socialism and the heroic and invincibility of Juche Korea were fully demonstrated generation after generation.

Today our country is fully demonstrating its dignity and might as a country of single-hearted unity that can not be found elsewhere in the world.

The distinctive image of Juche Korea in which all the people share one idea, intention and pace with the Party Central Committee and uphold and bring into reality the Party's plan and decisions without fail is the crystallization of the single-hearted unity. The more difficult and distressing situation it is, the warmer the love and affection we share with each other and help and lead one another forward–a noble virtue, which can be brought into full bloom only on this land of single-hearted unity. Nothing on earth can check the advance of our country people who invariably preserve and glorify the proud history and tradition of single-hearted unity provided by Chairman Kim Jong Il throughout his life.

Chairman Kim Jong Il was a peerlessly great man who turned the country into an invincible socialist fortress which is making a victorious headway along the road of independence.

Independence was the revolutionary principle, mode and practice which he applied all his life. Thanks to his leadership, the Korean people grew up to be dignified and independent people and our country was able to demonstrate its might as a fortress of independence and an invincible socialist fortress.

The sovereignty and dignity are the lifeblood of a nation which can be defended only by powerful arms.

Chairman Kim Jong Il consolidated the country's defense capabilities with his original Songun politics. Thanks to the untiring Songun revolutionary leadership of Chairman Kim Jong Il who repeatedly went as far as Chol Pass, Mt. Osong, Cho Island, Panmunjom and other frontline posts with his independent faith and iron will, the Korean People's Army was developed into as the mainstay and core revolution and our defense industry turned into a powerful arsenal of the revolution. It is the greatest exploit of achieved by Chairman Kim Jong Il that the history of victorious socialism and victorious anti-imperialist revolution was created under the unfurled banner of Songun and powerful military force was provided so that our people can enjoy a stable life under the blue sky to their heart's content.

Independence represents patriotism and genuine patriotism is clearly expressed in providing a foundation for the prosperity and development of the country.

The revolutionary life of Chairman Kim Jong Il was the one full of boundless patriotic devotion intended to provide one priceless asset after another for the prosperity of the country with a noble outlook on life which lives not for today but for tomorrow.

In the time of untold hardship and scarcity he made a grim decision to invest the meagre state fund into CNC machine industry and set out on a forced march so that the revolutionary spirit of self-reliance was given full play across the country. His patriotic will to build up national strength and hold the proud country up in the world brought about the flames of Songgang, Ranam and Hamnam, the foundation of a knowledge-based economic power with cutting-edge technology as its core was created and the farmlands across the country were cooperative farms of the country were dramatically transformed as befitting the land of socialist Korea.

The self-reliant defense capability, solid foundations of the self-supporting economy and the noble fighting experience of self-reliance provided by Chairman Kim Jong Il's devotion and efforts are serving as a precious asset enabling us to dynamically advance to the overall development of socialist construction, tiding over ordeals and difficulties unprecedented in history. Our Republic will demonstrate its might as an independent power forever thanks to the exploits of Chairman Kim Jong Il who glorified the history of the prospering country by dint of self-reliance.

Chairman Kim Jong Il is the genuine leader of the people who provided an eternal foundation for the country to stand out brilliantly as a genuine people's state.

His lifelong motto was "People are my God"; his creed was that people were his God and teacher and there would be no party and country without people. His steadfast outlook on people was that a star in the sky must be picked up and flowers must be grown in full bloom even on the rock if it is people's wish – this was a driving force that enabled party and state activities to become a devoted service for people and ensured an invariable enforcement of popular policies.

He worked heart and soul to sow the seeds of all blessings into the socialist land and harvest fully ripe fruits. The history of revolutionary leadership of Chairman Kim Jong Il who took adversity for people as his pleasure was recorded with countless tear-jerking anecdotes such as forty winks and rice-ball meals. No history has ever seen such a benevolent leader as Chairman Kim Jong Il who made devoted efforts day and night in the whole period of revolutionary career and made field guidance for the people even on holidays and his birthdays and found himself on people-bound train to the last moments of his great life. His lifelong exploit that would be greater than ocean and higher than the sky was geared only to people.

His undying exploit permitted with boundless love and devotion to the people serves as a fundamental source of our Republic that helps it shine more brilliantly as a genuine people's country. The people-first principle has been fixed as the solid political climate and national customs of the country and gigantic grand construction operations for promoting the people's well-being are being conducted one after another; this is the proud reality of the country shining with the august name of Chairman Kim Jong Il.