There can be no state apart from the people and no people apart from the state, and the people means the state and vice versa, the article says, and goes on:

Today our country is shedding its rays as a socialist state centred on the masses of people.

Its political idea and philosophy are to believe in the people as in Heaven and to devotedly serve them, and its supreme mission is to make selfless, devoted efforts for the good of the people.

In the DPRK, any policies have been adopted on the basis of the people's viewpoint and stand and to meet their demands and interests, always placing them above anything else and realistic measures taken for their materialization. And the work system and order have been under normal operation to take responsible care of the people's destiny and life.

It is the firm viewpoint and stand of our state that there is no more precious and absolute existence than the people, the essence of the country, and nothing is more sacred than the interests of the people.

In our country, people's laughter and happiness are regarded as a symbol of the socialist system and as the standard of evaluation of national power, and the overall work of the Party and the state is thoroughly oriented to providing the people with substantial benefits and happier and more civilized life.

The DPRK is now demonstrating its dignity and might as a socialist state centered on the masses of people. This would have been unthinkable without the outstanding ideology and leadership and the people-first politics of the respected General Secretary Kim Jong Un.

Thanks to Kim Jong Un, the dignity and reputation of our great state are shining and the people's genuine life and happiness are being brought into full bloom.