If every country and nation is to exercise their sovereignty, they should pursue an independent policy in external relations, the article notes, and goes on:

When a country blindly meets the demand of a big country and follows its policy, failing to maintain its independent stand in relations with other countries, it cannot protect its national interests and sovereignty but will be bound to meet the grave consequences of inviting domination and subjugation.

It is the way of defending and glorifying the dignity and honor of a nation to firmly maintain independence.

In order to achieve the independence of the popular masses it is also important for each country to exercise sovereignty with an attitude of being a master towards its own revolution and respect the sovereignty of other countries.

It is a wanton violation of sovereignty for the imperialists to reject or try to stamp out the ideal, lifestyle and system of other countries and nations simply because they are not to their liking.

Today the imperialists unreasonably pressurize and threaten those countries which refuse to meet their unjust demands or oppose them and try to stifle them by force of arms.

They, indifferent to the rules and orders to be observed between countries, violate the international relations and orders to meet their own interests, throwing them into confusion. These reckless acts should never be tolerated.

The Korean people will as ever unite with the world progressives and wage a dynamic struggle to maintain independence under the uplifted banner of Songun, the banner of independence.