Great Master in Ideology and Theory Who Brightly Illuminated Road Ahead of Victorious Independent Cause

Chairman Kim Jong Il is a prominent genius of ideology and theory as well as a peerless statesman and iron-willed commander who led the socialist cause and the independent cause of mankind along the single road of victory with outstanding ideological and theoretical wisdom.

The Chairman’s profound and encyclopedic ideology and theory deal not only with work in the fields of politics, military affairs, economy and culture but also with issues arising in accomplishing the cause of global independence, and provide clear answers to immediate political issues as well as the strategic lines related to the future of revolution.

He formulated the revolutionary ideology of President Kim Il Sung as Kimilsungism grounded on the analysis and review of the １００-year-long history of ideology of the preceding working class and set it as the supreme programme of our Party to model the whole society on Kimilsungism.

He also gave original and clear answers to the pressing theoretical and practical issues arising in every period and stage of development of revolution.

Thanks to the Chairman who established anew ideas and theories including the Juche-based view of man’s position and role and the socio-historical principle centred on the popular masses, socialism of our style became to display its might as an invincible one based on the popular masses.

Among the immortal works the Chairman published in the days of revolutionary guidance are numerous undying programmes which clearly indicated the path of socialism and ever-victorious strategies and tactics like "Abuses of Socialism Are Intolerable", "Socialism Is a Science" and "Giving Priority to Ideological Work Is Essential For Accomplishing Socialism".

What’s more, he put forth a number of unique ideas and theories including the theory on revolutionary outlook on the leader, theory on inheriting and developing revolutionary traditions, theory on single-minded unity of the leader, the Party and the masses and the theory on preserving Juche character and national character in revolution and construction.

He elucidated not only the tasks and ways for all the spheres of building the Party, government and working people’s organizations and economic and cultural construction as well as the global independent cause but also the theory on what faith man as a social being should have and how he should glorify life.

In this way, he provided our people with the most powerful weapon of revolution and the genuine and pure outlook on life.

Indeed, the precious ideological and theoretical wealth the Chairman created in the course of revolutionary guidance spanning scores of years is shining like the torch of revolution lighting up the new century and the banner of eternal victory of the DPRK.

Today, our people pay the highest respect to the Chairman who secured the ever-lasting foundation for the victorious advance of the independent cause of mankind and the socialist cause with his brilliant ideological and theoretical wisdom and energetic ideological and theoretical activities.

Rodong Sinmun