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Rodong Sinmun on Foundation of Socialism

Korean Central News Agency of DPRK via Korea News Service (KNS)

   Pyongyang, March 13 (KCNA) -- Korean-style socialism was built and has grown strong and developed on the basis of President Kim Il Sung's idea of believing in the people as in Heaven. This socialism has displayed ever greater vitality and advantages under the Songun leadership of Kim Jong Il who set forth the unique idea that the people mean the foundation of socialism and has built a land of bliss on this land.
    Rodong Sinmun Tuesday says this in a signed article.
    It goes on:
    Kim Jong Il's proposition that the people precisely mean the foundation of socialism is based on his noble outlook on the people which calls for regarding them as Heaven.
    His idea means the quintessence and crystal of the absolute trust and loving care for the people shown by the Workers' Party of Korea. It is Kim Jong Il's firm determination to enable the Korean people to lead the happiest and most worthwhile life with nothing to desire more in the world, as they have shared the same destiny with the WPK without the slightest vacillation, overcoming all sorts of hardships under the hardest conditions.
    The above-mentioned idea of Kim Jong Il helped prove once again that there is no more solid and attractive society in the world than the people-centered socialist society and the source of advantages and vitality of socialism lies in protecting the interests of the people and serving them.
    His idea, at the same time, helped more fully meet the requirements of the Juche idea that the socialist politics should serve the people on the basis of the viewpoint of regarding them as the master of politics.
    His idea has served as firm guidelines for all activities of the WPK leading the revolution and construction, while displaying tremendous attraction and vitality in carrying out the cause of Korean-style socialism.
    For the WPK, to mix with people precisely means revolutionary leadership and politics because it regards the people as the foundation of socialism. Kim Jong Il said that to mix with people, believing in them is just like taking a tonic, but to distance oneself from people, reigning over them, is just like taking poison. His words have served as an inviolable iron rule governing the activities of the WPK.
    The WPK has always found itself among people and laid down revolutionary and scientific policies and strategies and tactics representing their intentions and wishes, thus leading the cause of Korean-style socialism along the most correct path. It has judiciously steered the revolution and construction, totally depending on the people. It is widely known as a seasoned guide creating heroic epics in socialist construction and the Party which has won the people's trust and formed a harmonious whole with them by always mixing with them.
    It is Kim Jong Il's invariable principle of revolutionary leadership that there is no other way but believing in the people and depending on their strength in socialist construction. Korean-style socialism is always sure to triumph as it is deeply rooted in the hearts of all the servicepersons and people.