calendar>>February 28. 2009 Juche 98
Socialism Shines by Dint of Ideology
Pyongyang, February 28 (KCNA) -- General Secretary Kim Jong Il published the famous work "Abuses of Socialism Are Intolerable" on March 1, Juche 82 (1993). On the occasion of the 16th anniversary of the publication of the work, the army and people of the DPRK are recollecting with deep emotion the immortal exploits performed by him who has advanced the cause of socialism victoriously with the might of ideology.

He in the work gave clear-cut answers to the issues of principle arising in defending and accomplishing the cause of socialism including making socialism faith and morale and giving full play to its superiority.

He, with the firm creed that the priority to the ideological work is certain to achieve the victory of the socialist cause, has led the Korean-style socialism to victory, seizing ideology as the invincible weapon and almighty precious sword.

He, foreseeing the environment of the times and the prospect of the socialist cause with clarity, has developed in depth the Songun idea in the revolutionary practice in a comprehensive way and set it forth as the guideline of the present era.

The great Songun idea gives clear answers to many theoretical and practical problems arising in changed situation of the age and illuminates the way for the triumphant progress of the socialist construction in a scientific way. By this idea, the Songun politics has been established as the main mode of socialist politics and the requirement of Songun embodied thoroughly in all fields of the strengthening of national power, economic and cultural construction and social life, thus providing a precious guideline for dynamically advancing the socialist cause.

The present reality in which socialist Korea is dashing forward toward the high eminence of a great, prosperous and powerful nation with inexhaustible political and military strength provided by dint of Songun proves well the correctness and invincible might of the Songun idea.

Kim Jong Il has strengthened the revolutionary ranks as ones of those unwavering in ideology and faith by standing in the van the People's Army strong in revolutionary spirit, organization and discipline and making it as the core and model.

He has strengthened and developed the army, the main force of revolution, as an army strong in ideology in the flames of the Songun revolution, put forward the revolutionary soldier spirit as the spirit of the times so that the ideological and spiritual world and the traits of work of the army and the people have been made one and the same.

The whole society has been permeated with the spirit of guarding the leader at the risk of lives, the spirit of thorough implementation, the heroic spirit of self-sacrifice and the noble comradely obligation so as to consolidate as firm as rock the single-minded unity of Korea with the leadership of the revolution as the very core.

Kim Jong Il saw to it that the ideological work has been pushed ahead more dynamically whenever the revolution faces manifold hardships, thus bridging over the grave difficulties and bringing about the dawn of a rich and powerful country in this land with the might of ideology.

Today the bugle call of general advance is ringing and the flame of creation and innovation is spreading all over the country thanks to the wise leadership of Kim Jong Il who is making a new history of construction in the country by setting in motion the all might of ideology.

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