A man who dreads trials and difficulties cannot become a revolutionary. If he is to become a revolutionary with an indomitable fighting spirit, he must be tempered in the arduous struggle from his youth. As the saying goes, early training means more than late earning.
Kim Jong Il

Great ideology creates great times.
Kim Jong Il

National defense is the sacred duty of the young and all other people.
Kim Jong Il

No faction is better or worse than any other. All come from the same mould; they are all products of capitalist influence in the working class movement. And they are a poison that destroys our Party and the working class movement in Korea.
Kim Jong Il

Overall relations between the North and the South have developed in favor of national reconciliation, unity and reunification.
Kim Jong Il

The liquidation of colonialism is a trend of the times which no force can hold back.
Kim Jong Il

The revolution is carried out by means of one's thought, not through one's family background.
Kim Jong Il

We oppose the reactionary policies of the U.S. government but we do not oppose the American people. We want to have many good friends in the United States.
Kim Jong Il