In a nutshell, the idea of Juche means that the masters of the revolution and the work of construction are the masses of the people and that they are also the motive force of the revolution and the work of construction. In other words, one is responsible for one's own destiny and one has also the capacity for hewing out one's own destiny.

The most important thing in our war preparations is to teach all our people to hate U.S. imperialism. Otherwise, we will not be able to defeat the U.S. imperialists who boast of their technological superiority.

The basis of the Juche Idea is that man is the master of all things and the decisive factor in everything.

Everything is decided bya person's thoughts and if he is ideologically motivated, there is nothing he cannot do.

Peace secured by slavish submission is not peace.

The oppressed peoples can liberate themselves only through struggle. This is a simple and clear truth confirmed by history.

To make revolution in Korea we must know Korean history and geography as well as the customs of the Korean people. Only then is it possible to educate our people in a way that suits them and to inspire in them an ardent love for their native place and their motherland.