Rodong Sinmun notes that the foundation of the DPRK on September 9, Juche 37 (1948) by President Kim Il Sung was a historic event which opened up the new era of building a socialist state based on the Juche idea.

The foundation of the DPRK made it possible for the Korean people to become the master of the state and the society and the independent and creative people carving out their destinies with firm grip on them for the first time in the nation's history spanning 5,000 years. The foundation also provided them with a powerful political weapon for dynamically pushing forward the socialist cause, the paper notes, and goes on:

The DPRK founded and developed by the President has dynamically advanced toward the rosy future of a thriving nation under the Songun leadership of Kim Jong Il.

Thanks to his wise leadership, the DPRK has developed into the representative of the independent rights of the popular masses, the organizer of their creative abilities and activities, the master in charge of people's living and the protector of their interests.

General Secretary Kim Jong Il clarified the principle of the Songun revolution that the army precisely means the party, the state and the people and formulated the Songun politics as the basic political mode under socialism, thereby providing a sure guarantee for the eternal victory of the DPRK. This is the immortal and shining exploit performed by him.

His Songun idea and politics serve as a torchlight indicating the way of the era and a treasured sword of independence for carving out the future of the country and the people.

The DPRK does everything according to its own idea and faith in line with the demand and interests of its people no matter what others may say. It is its independent spirit. "Korea can do anything once it is determined!" This represents the self-confidence and pluck of socialist Korea dignified with independence.

The army and people of the DPRK are now performing world-startling heroic feats and undying miracles through a great surge with the might of the single-minded unity.

Minju Joson says that the DPRK has prospered as a socialist state of Juche with invincible might under the wise leadership of the great leader and the great party, stressing that it will always shine as the country of Kim Il Sung.