Kim Il-sung

Leader

1912-04-15

Quotes by Kim Il-sung

• South Koreans who have seen and praised the mass games should remember the hardship of tearful children. Teachers drive them hard with curses and orders to repeat and repeat. When the children return home in the evening, they can hardly walk.

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• The oppressed peoples can liberate themselves only through struggle. This is a simple and clear truth confirmed by history.

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• Peace secured by slavish submission is not peace.

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• The most important thing in our war preparations is to teach all our people to hate U.S. imperialism. Otherwise, we will not be able to defeat the U.S. imperialists who boast of their technological superiority.

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• Otherwise, we will not be able to defeat the U.S. imperialists who boast of their technological superiority.

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• It is necessary to expose the false propaganda of the imperialists and thoroughly dispel the illusion that the imperialists will give up their positions in the colonies and dependent countries with good will.

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• We are opposed to the line of compromise with imperialism. At the same time, we cannot tolerate the practice of only shouting against imperialism, but, in actual fact, being afraid to fight it.

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