The journey to Mt Paektu on horseback made by the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un two years ago was a historic one that demonstrated his will to defend the revolutionary traditions of Paektu and carry to completion the revolutionary cause of Juche in the invincible attack spirit based on the great traditions, the editorial says, and goes on:

It is necessary to maintain the spirit of Mt Paektu, the revolutionary spirit of the DPRK as an invincible weapon and bring about the overall development and prosperity of our style socialism, despite hardships and difficulties.

The spirit of Mt Paektu is a powerful weapon enabling to bolster the driving force in every way and to carry forward the cause of our style socialism.

It is the truth taught by the spirit of Mt Paektu that only when the driving force is augmented, is it possible to hold initiatives all the time and keep advancing the revolution.

The spirit of Mt Paektu is a motive force for making steady advance and leaping progress with high ideal and ambition.

Reflected in the spirit are confidence in socialist and communist future, wisdom and courage for opening up the way ahead with self-confidence, and the will of uninterrupted revolution that never allows even a moment of self-conceit and stagnation.

The reliable succession of the revolutionary spirit precisely means the steady advance of the revolution.

Let all of us open up the period of new development of our style socialism with the pluck and gut of Paektu, rallied closer around Kim Jong Un.