“Our motherland is a genuine country of the people, a country of national independence.”
— Kim Jong Un
“Those who do not feel any affection for their parents, spouses and children or for their homes, villages and workplaces cannot love their country and fellow people; they can never become genuine patriots.”
— Kim Jong Un
“History cannot be revised, hidden and invented.”
— Kim Jong Un
“Independence in politics, self-sufficiency in the economy and self-reliance in national defence are the road to achieving the eternal victory and prosperity of our style of socialism.”
— Kim Jong Un
“There can never be progress without innovations.”
— Kim Jong Un
“Everything for the people and everything by relying on them!”
— Kim Jong Un
“A party without mass foundation is no better than a candle before the wind.”
— Kim Jong Un
“Abuse of power, bureaucratism and corruption that are revealed in a ruling party are a dangerous poison that may lead it to become a party of aristocrats and bureaucrats.”
— Kim Jong Un
“The Party and the country exist because the people exist.”
— Kim Jong Un
“The people do not exist for the sake of officials, but officials exist for the sake of the people.”
— Kim Jong Un
“The strength fostered by the truth is inexhaustible.”
— Kim Jong Un
“There is a limit to one’s physical strength, but no limit to one’s spiritual strength.”
— Kim Jong Un
“Looking upon others for their help leads to nowhere.”
— Kim Jong Un
“Ideas and ideals are translated into practice by politics.”
— Kim Jong Un
“Military affairs are inconceivable separated from politics.”
— Kim Jong Un
“Great military strength makes it possible to defend the country and guarantees the happiness of the generations to come.”
— Kim Jong Un
“If a country is weak militarily, it cannot defend its independence and its right to survival and will ultimately fall prey to imperialists.”
— Kim Jong Un
“If an army is dazzled by money, its country goes to ruin.”
— Kim Jong Un
Construction is a yardstick for the economic strength of a country and the level of its cultural development.”
— Kim Jong Un
“Design, building work and building materials are three elements of construction.”
— Kim Jong Un
“Construction is an ensemble of modem science and technology.”
— Kim Jong Un
“Post and telecommunications are the nerves and blood vessels of a country.”
— Kim Jong Un
“Exporting the resources of the country is as good as selling the self-respect of the nation.”
— Kim Jong Un
“To export underground resources is an attitude lacking in far-sightedness and an expression of a lack of patriotism.”
— Kim Jong Un
“The industrial revolution in the new century is, in essence, a scientific and technological revolution.”
— Kim Jong Un
“The main thing in treating a disease is to treat its cause, not its symptoms.”
— Kim Jong Un
“A sports game is a war without gunshot.”
— Kim Jong Un
“The destiny of a party and revolution and the rise and fall of a country and nation depend on how young people are prepared.”
— Kim Jong Un
“When the laughter of children rings aloud, the whole country becomes bright.”
— Kim Jong Un
“Officials should be true servants of the people who take care of them with a maternal feeling.”
— Kim Jong Un
“The centre of officials’ thinking and practice should always be occupied by people’s interests.”
— Kim Jong Un
“One must live a worthwhile life even in one’s latter years.”
— Kim Jong Un
“A man who is very poor in the 21st century is the one who is poor in knowledge.”
— Kim Jong Un
“One’s routine work and life should be a process of learning.”
— Kim Jong Un