Juche

    At present, the anti-DPRK moves of the imperialists headed by the US imperialists become overt. Nevertheless, our socialism that regards the People’s Army as the core and pillars of the revolution advances victoriously without agitating by any difficulties, demonstrating its might.

    December 24, 1996 was the meaningful day that observed the 5^th anniversary of appointing Chairman Kim Jong Il as the supreme commander of the Korean People’s Army and the 79^th birthday of Kim Jong Suk, the anti-Japanese heroine.

    His soldiers should pay thanks full of trust to him who had made every effort to build our People’s Army to be invincible army on this day. On the contrary, the commanding officers of the People’s Army received so big trust and honour from Chairman Kim Jong Il.

    Meeting them on this day, he said with weighty voice of a famous commander that it is his firm will to break through grave difficulties of the revolution, believing the People’s Army as the pillars of the revolution and setting it in the van.

    Looking at the excited commanding officers, he said that they should know the reason why he gives importance to the People’s Army, stressing that he leads the revolution and construction on the principle of setting the army before the workers.

    He further said that President Kim Il Sung visited the working class in Kangson Steel Plant first immediately after the war to encourage them to overcome the then situation. He added that but this is different from that period and that now the People’s Army creates the examples of self-reliance and discovers the laws of the revolution.

    Mentioning that it is serious issue what to regard as the pillar in whether or not defending the socialism, he stressed that when the People’s Army, the pillar of the revolution is strong, it can firmly defend our people-centred socialism.

    It is true that strong pillars support the building well.