The limitation of Marxism-Leninism was manifested in that it did not properly understand the position and role of the army in the revolution and construction and did not put forward the army as the important political force of the revolution, in particular, the article says, and goes on:

Basing itself on the deep analysis of the development of the era and the changed social class relations, the WPK set forth the idea of giving precedence to the army over the working class and put forward the People's Army as the core unit and the main force of the revolution for the first time in the history of the revolutionary movement.

As shown by the history of the working-class revolutionary struggle, one can neither win victory in the revolution nor defend the revolution that had already been won unless one does not strengthen the revolutionary armed forces as the revolutionary struggle is accompanied with the standoff of strength with the counter-revolutionary forces. This is the principle and formula of the revolution.

The Songun idea defined the revolutionary army as the main force of the revolution and advanced the theory of building the strong revolutionary ranks with the army as a core for the first time in history. This is the great ideological and theoretical discovery which renovated the theory of forming the revolutionary force from its roots.

In order to advance the revolution and construction, it is necessary to have the steel-like ranks always playing the leading role.

The People's Army is making a breakthrough in the van of the revolutionary struggle and construction work in the era of Songun.

When the People's Army takes the lead in the revolution and construction and the army and people struggle in the soldier spirit, disposition and mettle in one mind, they will display incomparably great might.