Kim Il-sung Quotes

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The oppressed peoples can liberate themselves only through struggle. This is a simple and clear trut...

truth
struggle
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It is wrong to try to avoid the struggle against imperialism under the pretext that independence and...

peace
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revolution

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The most important thing in our war preparations is to teach all our people to hate U.S. imperialism...

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Peace secured by slavish submission is not peace.

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slavish

Kim Il-sung

Former President of North Korea

Born: 1912-04-15

Died: 1994-07-08

Kim Il-sung (15 April 1912 – 8 July 1994) was the founder of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) and its supreme leader until his death. With support from the Soviet Union he developed a state and economy based on Marxist-Leninist principles, but later pursued his own Juche theory of Korean self-reliance. The DPRK refers to him as its "Great Leader" and "Eternal President."More