Our People’s Indomitable Spirit Is Great Force That Ushers in New Era of Transformation
The new era of transformation for the comprehensive national rejuvenation is now being solemnly passed on this land while demonstrating the might as the greatest and most dignified power.
Today’s new era of transformation is, indeed, the stirring era in which all fields of socialist construction and all regions of the country are transformed simultaneously and the great changes are rapidly taking place, not the ordinary changes, and the magnificent era in which the appearance of the country is changing day by day and the national power is growing stronger amid the cheers of simultaneous and multiple victories and miracles.
Though manifold hardships lie in the path of struggle to achieve the great historic cause of self-reliant prosperity and building a prosperous country, the great mental power of our people is bringing about miracles and changes beyond precedents and limits and ushering in a new heyday and an era of comprehensive prosperity in the building of a powerful socialist country.
The proud realties of our country, which is dynamically opening up a broad avenue to overall national prosperity despite all difficulties, implant the philosophy of the revolution again that the mental power of the popular masses becomes strong a hundred and thousand fold and is developed into a powerful strength of transforming the era in the bosom of the great leader.
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The new era of transformation is born as an inevitable result of the devoted efforts and stubborn struggle of the masses, masters of the times.
The strength of the people who have carved out the era is the strength of ideology and mental strength. It is the absolute truth proved by the long history of the revolutionary struggle that the tremendous strength unimaginable in ordinary times was displayed when the masses are awakened ideologically and spiritually.
The inexhaustible ideological and spiritual strength and indomitable mental strength of our people who are courageously opening up the future of civilization and prosperity by dint of self-respect, self-reliance and patriotism, rallied around the leader with a single mind, are the miraculous strength that brings about the new era of transformation in the present day.
The mental strength of our people ushering in the new era of transformation is the mental strength of absolute loyalty to the leader upholding the idea and leadership of the Party Central Committee with devoted practice while responding with one mind and will to his call.
To uphold and follow only the leader with one mind is the original feature peculiar to our people and glorious tradition which have been inherited generation after generation since the period of pioneering the Korean revolution. Herein lies the key to advancing the times.
The new era of great transformation is a great manifestation of the pure loyalty and faith of all the people to live up to his trust to the last, though they sacrifice their lives, regarding the great trust of the respected General Secretary
The mental power of our people who open up the new era of transformation is the spirit of self-sustenance to overcome any challenges and difficulties by their own determination and efforts.
Our people’s trust in their own strength and self-confidence are the powerful source that makes it possible to bring about great changes unprecedented in history.
It is more precious mental asset than material one and the biggest change that our people could have a firm belief in their own strength and gained confidence that they can transform everything by their own efforts in the course of the stubborn struggle of opening the new era.
The mental power of the DPRK people bringing about a new era of transformation is the mental power of progress and advance towards the future of civilization and prosperity, helping and leading each other forward with confidence in a better future.
The mental power of our people who are opening up and creating a new life and new civilization by pooling their efforts, wisdom and minds in support of the leadership of the General Secretary is, indeed, an inexhaustible driving force ushering in the new era of overall prosperity.
The new era of transformation will be prosper eternally as a great and proud era thanks to the indomitable mental power of our people that redoubles and grows stronger despite the ordeals under the deep trust of the peerlessly great man.
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The respected Comrade
A clear demonstration of the uncommon leadership of the respected Comrade
The respected Comrade
The ideology-first principle, the theory of attaching importance to ideology that there is no limit in the power of ideology and nothing is impossible when one is motivated ideologically is the revolutionary theory of the respected General Secretary.
The ideology-first principle, the theory of attaching importance to ideology put forward by our Party is based on the profound principle of the Juche Idea which clarified the decisive role of ideological consciousness.
The ideology-first principle, the theory of attaching importance to ideology is the absolute science as it is grounded on the Juche-based principles which gave a perfect clarification of ideological consciousness as a decisive factor defining the man’s activities for the first time in history.
The essence of our Party’s ideology-first principle, the theory of attaching importance to ideology is that we have to solve all the problems by dint of ideology, holding fast to it as the almighty weapon of revolution and construction.
Our Party could bring about the era of new changes in the face of every manner of challenges and extreme hardship only because it solved everything by dint of ideology, the spiritual strength of the popular masses.
It is the immovable revolutionary principle of the respected General Secretary that we have to perform miracles and changes by rousing the spirits of the masses whenever we encounter manifold ordeals and difficulties and gigantic fighting tasks.
The flames of the campaign for increased production which flared up at the Sangwon Cement Complex were the outcome of our Party’s ideology-first principle, the theory of attaching importance to ideology.
The respected Comrade
The monumental edifices reflective of the rapid development of Juche-oriented architecture, precious fruits of defence industry presenting themselves in the vast skies and seas and other proud entities of the era of changes are all pregnant with the great pains and efforts of the great father who led our people to possess broad horizons and extraordinary creative spirit.
Under his guidance, our people have become the heroes of the times and new people who are creating a new era of civilization and a new history of leaps forward with high ideals, ambitions and extraordinary creative spirit.
The ardent patriotic will and unyielding fighting spirit of the respected General Secretary are the source training our people to be genuine patriots full of patriotic zeal and those surmounting difficulties and achieving victories.
The fighting slogan "Unite with patriotism!" reflects the iron will of the respected General Secretary to unite all the people under the banner of patriotism and overcome difficulties and bring about changes by the united strength.
The banner of patriotism held up high by the respected General Secretary is the banner of struggle and advance enabling all the people to devote their blood and sweat to the construction of a prosperous country and his patriotic devotion gives full play to the patriotic zeal of our people.
The respected General Secretary regards everything on this land as dear as his own blood and flesh, devotes all his soul to them and leads revolution and construction to miracles and victories through a bold offensive.
The respected Comrade
All the innovative successes and new spirits of the times that marveled the world are associated with the immortal leadership of the respected General Secretary who kindled the flames of innovation and feats in the people’s hearts and let them spread throughout the country.
The guidance of the respected General Secretary who redoubles the spiritual strength of all the people through a revolutionary ideological offensive is a decisive factor opening up a new phase of innovation and change.
It is the intention of the respected General Secretary to thoroughly orient the contents and styles, means and methods of ideological work to the implementation of revolutionary tasks and to concentrate agitprop forces and means on the projects prioritized by the Party, and thus flare up the torch of a new leap forward.
Today, we are hastening the all-people general advance toward the ９th Congress of the Party in great strides which brought about great changes.
Bright and rosy is the future of Juche Korea as we have the respected General Secretary who performs epochal miracles and changes by giving full play to the spiritual strength of the people with his exceptional political abilities and seasoned leadership.
The world will soon witness how the heroic Korean people, who are advancing along the course of prosperity braving difficulties by dint of indomitable spirit, build a powerful country of Juche envied by everybody.
Rodong Sinmun