Rodong Sinmun Tuesday says in an article that the work serves as undying guidelines specifying the principle to be preserved in ensuring the independent development and prosperity of each country and nation, and as a banner powerfully accelerating the successful advance of the popular masses' cause of independence, cause of socialism.

The history, in which the cause of Korean-style socialism was pioneered and has made progress, is the history in which the Korean people have firmly preserved the Juche character and the national character under the direction of the Party and the leader, the article notes, and goes on:

President Kim Il Sung wisely led the struggle of the Party and the people for preserving the Juche character and the national character and thus set a brilliant example of leading the revolutionary cause of the popular masses to a victory under the banner of independence.

The struggle of our Party and people for preserving the Juche character and the national character came to be put on a new high stage under the leadership of Chairman Kim Jong Il.

Our country is waging the struggle for building a powerful socialist nation while preserving the Juche character and the national character. This is greatly encouraging the world progressive people in their efforts for accomplishing the cause of socialism and the human cause of independence.

The validity and vitality of the Chairman's idea and theory of preserving the Juche character and the national character in the revolution and construction are being clearly proved with each passing day.