Kim Jong Il, while providing field guidance to the construction site of the Anbyon Youth Power Station on June 10, 1996, called the fighting spirit displayed by the soldier-builders there the revolutionary soldier spirit, the editorial says, and goes on:

The revolutionary soldier spirit is a valuable mental treasure as it brought a great victory of the Songun politics of the Workers' Party of Korea and serves as a treasured sword for powerfully demonstrating before the whole world the invincibility of Korean-style socialism and a banner for creation and leap forward as it made a history of new great surge in the Songun era.

The validity and vitality of the Songun politics of the WPK are fully displayed thanks to the might of the revolutionary soldier spirit. It is fully proved that the Songun politics is the most powerful political mode in the present era as it provides a sure guarantee for winning steady victories in the Juche-oriented revolution despite any storm and stress.

The DPRK has defended the socialist system and ushered in a new era of triumphant cause of independence despite manifold sanctions, blockades and aggression moves of the imperialists and reactionaries. This is a miracle of history.

The Korean people have remained true to the principle of socialism, the true nature of socialism, creating the Kanggye spirit during the period of ordeals, convinced that we could live without sugar but could not live without bullets, a clear proof of their revolutionary character based on the revolutionary soldier spirit.