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It is the pride and honor of the Korean people to have at their head the extraordinary thinker and theoretician who clearly indicates the path to be followed by the new century with his brilliant wisdom.

Kim Jong Il, with a clear insight into the changing circumstances of the Korean revolution and the trend of the international political situation, laid down the great Songun revolutionary line, a guideline for the Korean revolution, with President Kim Il Sung's idea of attaching importance to arms and his line giving priority to the military affairs as a starting point and basis in the crucible of the arduous revolution. This was a distinguished exploit of great historical significance in the revolutionary development in the era of independence.

It is the great honor and pride of the Korean people to hold in high esteem Kim Jong Il who has fully demonstrated the dignity and national power of the country with his great Songun politics.

He pursued the Songun politics in all fields with the fixed will that an army precisely means a revolution and a victory of socialism in the hard period when the country faced the grimmest ordeals. It was thanks to his Songun leadership that the army and people of the DPRK could lay solid foundations for building a thriving nation in all fields including politics, military affairs, economy and culture while turning adversity into favorable conditions in the worst ordeals.

It is the greatest fortune of the Korean people to hold in high esteem the great father of the nation who protects and takes care of all their destinies.

The history of the revolutionary leadership of Kim Jong Il is one of boundless loving care, trust and dedication to the people. It is his faith that a flower should be brought into bloom even on a rock and a star be picked from the sky if the people desire. The word people is brilliantly recorded in the indelible footsteps left by him in the protracted period since the outset of his revolutionary leadership.