Compared to 10 years ago the primary motivation for defection has gone from food, to freedom.
Kim Jong-unThe industrial revolution in the new century is, in essence, a scientific and technological revolution, and breaking through the cutting edge is a shortcut to the building of an economic giant.
Kim Jong-unPast records of inter-Korean relations show that confrontation between fellow countrymen leads to nothing but war.
Kim Jong-unThe entire United States is within range of our nuclear weapons, and a nuclear button is always on my desk. This is reality, not a threat.
Kim Jong-unWhy would I strike America and invite a retaliatory counterstrike that would put an end to my regime? Keep in mind, the whole point of this - my entire strategy, all our efforts and the hardships we have borne - is to ensure that my regime and I survive. Why would I risk that? I believe in assassination, not suicide.
Kim Jong-un