Great Pioneer of Independent Era

Independence is shining as a remarkable symbol of the great personality of President Kim Il Sung and a historical term praising his sacred revolutionary career and undying exploits.

With his outstanding sagacity and insight, the President already clarified the truth of revolution that independence is the life of the popular masses, the country and the nation and that it is imperative to reject flunkyism and dogmatism and make revolution in an independent and creative way in order to realize it already in the early days of revolutionary struggle.

Unprecedented and extraordinary indeed is the President’s determination of holding up independence as the banner of carving out the destiny of the country, the revolution and the people, putting an end to the history of disgrace woven with flunkyism and dogmatism.

With matchless spirit and faith of independence, he braved the harsh trials of revolution and founded an armed force with which to smash the brigandish Japanese imperialists without the support of the state nor the assistance of a regular army and achieved the historic cause of national liberation on this basis.

In the days of building a new country, the President solved numerous issues on the principle of Juche.

Under his guidance, ours could shine as full-fledged independent sovereign state.

The President who led the Fatherland Liberation War to victory with original tactics of our style attached greater importance to the independent interests of the country in the postwar days.

To the President, who put independence forward as lifeline throughout his revolutionary guidance and embodied it in revolutionary practice, reliance on others was an absolute taboo.

Once, the President taught that we could have achieved great successes unprecedented in history as we never hesitated nor vacillated in the face of the enemies’ slandering but advanced unbendingly with firm revolutionary faith and strong will though our Party’s lines and policies had always been objected and slandered by anti-Party factionalists, flunkies, dogmatists, revisionists and imperialists.

Indeed, the revolutionary practice of the President who adhered to the principle of independence without wavering even for once in the thorny path of revolution for tens of years served as motive power which gave birth to great events in the history of our country.

The proud history of our revolution conveys the precious truth that a small country can become strong in independence and ordinary people strong in independent spirit when an outstanding leader is upheld in the van of revolution.

The banner of independence which has shined in the whole course of history of our revolution is held up higher by the respected General Secretary Kim Jong Un.

The respected General Secretary taught that the road of independence leads to prosperity and victory and that nothing can reverse or stop the dynamic advance of our State and people that have unshakable faith and will to pave their own way by themselves with confidence in their own strength.

Following the ever-victorious road under the leadership of the respected General Secretary, our people keenly felt the precious truth that people can enjoy high dignity and the state can be strong and prosperous forever when the banner of independence is held up high.

It is the faith of all the people to follow the road of independence forever.

Rodong Sinmun