calendar>>March 31. 2009 Juche 98
Anniversary of Kim Jong Il's Work Marked
Pyongyang, March 31 (KCNA) -- Rodong Sinmun Tuesday dedicates a signed article to the 27th anniversary of the publication of General Secretary Kim Jong Il's work "On the Juche Idea."

The Juche idea is a great revolutionary idea that glorified the 20th century as a century of independence and serves as an immortal banner guaranteeing an eternal bright future of the country and the revolution, the article notes, and goes on:

The work comprehensively clarifies the idea ranging from the course in which it was founded to its philosophical principle, socio-historical principle, guiding principles and historical significance. The work, a library of the Juche idea, serves as a banner indicating the path of victory of the revolution in the era of independence.

The Juche idea has served as ideological and moral pabulum that enabled the army and people of the DPRK to grow strong in their mental power.

It was thanks to this great idea which helped the Korean people cultivate the spirit of national independence and strong revolutionary self-esteem that the Korean people emerged a proud people who remained unfettered by any political turbulence which shook the world and stood firm in the worst adversity and rose up like phoenixes to build a land of bliss and usher in a new era of a great prosperous and powerful nation by their own efforts.

The Juche idea serves as immortal banner that made the DPRK shed its rays as a great ideological power and a country which has achieved single-minded unity.

The Juche idea represents a true world outlook in our era and a great revolutionary doctrine which everybody desirous of independence wholeheartedly accepts and regards as guidelines for struggle.

Our single-minded unity in the present era of Songun has grown stronger than ever before as the whole party and army and all the people are united steel strong around the headquarters of the revolution on the basis of the monolithic idea and faith, comradeship and the sense of revolutionary obligation. This great unity serves as an invincible treasured sword more powerful than a nuclear weapon.

The Juche idea serves as a great banner steering the Korean revolution to a bright future of the new century.

The Songun idea which the Workers' Party of Korea advanced as a banner for the revolutionary struggle in the new century indicates overall ways for carrying out the popular masses' cause of independence, proceeding from the principle of Juche.

Only when the whole party and army and all the people dynamically struggle, regarding the great Juche idea, the Songun idea as unshakable guidelines, can the Korean people give fuller play to mental power and the DPRK shed more brilliant rays all over the world as an invincible thriving nation, concludes the article.

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