Rodong Sinmun Thursday says this in a signed article.

Whether the people have the national pride and self-esteem or not is a crucial matter decisive of the success of the revolution and the future of the nation, the article notes, and goes on:

The pride and self-esteem of the army and people of the DPRK living in the great socialist motherland stem from the fact that they are making a revolution, while being blessed with the illustrious leaders generation after generation under the banner of the immortal Juche idea and Songun idea and that they fully enjoy an independent and creative happy life in the most advantageous social system in the world, giving full play to the dignity of the nation in the politically and militarily invincible country.

The above-said high pride and self-esteem serve as dynamics for exceptionally increasing the mental power of the army and people and bringing about a great leaping advance in the building of a thriving nation.

They are waging a dynamic drive for a bright morrow of a thriving nation, their hearts burning with the high national pride and self-esteem, as they are led by Kim Jong Il.

No force on earth can hold in check the dynamic advance of the army and people of the DPRK to accomplish the cause of building a great prosperous and powerful socialist nation of Juche, filled with the great national pride and self-esteem under the Songun leadership of Kim Jong Il, concludes the article.