I believe that it is an unchanging value of democracy that ends cannot justify the means in politics.

I will try to work for greater reconciliation, cooperation and peace in North East Asia based on correct perception of history.

I have no child to inherit my properties. You, the people, are my only family, and to make you happy is the reason I do politics.

South Korea's economy is still difficult. I will create a country where nobody worries about putting food on the table.

National partition is a sorrow that touches all Koreans, but for me it is brought to the fore by unimaginable personal suffering.

This year marks 20 years since the Rwandan genocide -- the world's greatest humanitarian tragedy of the late 20th century. The international community had pledged 'never again' in the aftermath of the genocide in the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda in the 1990s. Yet, we are witnessing today a different type of humanitarian disaster unfolding in Syria and Iraq.

I understand that the end does not justify the means. And this should be a lasting value for democracy.