Kim Jong Il: On the Juche Idea

Treaties sent to the National Seminor on the Juche Idea held to mark the 70th birthday of the Great Leader Comrade Kim Il Sung ar! "#$ #%&' Preface 1 THE ORIGIN OF THE JUCHE IDEA 2 THE PHILOSOPHICAL PRINCIPLE OF THE JUCHE IDEA 3 THE SOCIO-HISTORICAL PRINCIPLES OF THE JUCHE IDEA 4 THE GUIDING PRINCIPLES OF THE JUCHE IDEA 5 THE HISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE OF THE JUCHE IDEA Preface We will soon welcome the 70th birthday of the leader. It is very significant that to mar his 70th anniversary! we are holding a "ational #eminar on the Juche Idea. $his seminar has assessed with %ride the ideological and theoretical achievements made by the leader in leading our revolution and construction for more than half a century! and has %owerfully demonstrated again the greatness and correctness of the Juche idea. $he Juche idea is the %recious fruit of the leader&s %rofound! wides%read ideological and theoretical activities! and its creation is the most brilliant of his revolutionary achievements. 'y creating the great Juche idea! the leader o%ened u% a new road leading to victory in the revolution before the wor ing class and the masses of the %eo%le! and brought about a historic turn in the fulfillment of the revolutionary cause of the %eo%le. $he history of the Korean revolution %ioneered and led by the leader is a glorious history which records the s%lendid a%%lication and over(all victory of the great Juche idea. $he Juche idea re%resents an invariable guiding idea of the Korean revolution and a great revolutionary banner of our time. )t %resent! we are confronted with the honorable tas of modeling the whole society on the Juche idea. $he ob*ective of this historic cause is to com%lete our revolution which has develo%ed and trium%hed under the banner of Juche idea. In order to reali+e this cause! all Party members and wor ing %eo%le should clearly understand the truth of the Juche idea! and thin and act strictly in accordance with its re,uirements.

Only when one is firmly armed with the Juche idea and advances under its banner! would it be %ossible to emerge victorious in the revolution and construction! surmounting all difficulties and trials. his is the conviction which our %eo%le have ac,uired through the history of revolutionary struggle s%anning over half a century. )vailing myself of the o%%ortunity %rovided by this meeting of social scientists and theoretical %ro%agandists from all over the country who gathered here to debate on the Juche idea and its great victory on the eve of the 70th anniversary of the leader&s birthday! I would li e to refer to the ,uestions related to the %rinci%les of the Juche idea . - $./ O0I1I" O2 $./ J34./ I5/) ) %rogressive idea %lays an im%ortant role in socio(historical %rogress. When the %o%ular masses are guided by a %rogressive idea! they can be a %owerful creator of history. Of course! it does not mean that all %rogressive ideas %lay the same role in socio(historical develo%ment. $heir role is different according to how they re%resent the as%irations and interests of the %o%ular masses and how correctly they show the %ath which must be followed in struggle. $here were ideas which reflected the as%irations of %rogressive classes of society even before the emergence of the wor ing class. 'ut due to their historical and class limitations the trends of thought in the %ast age could not but be ham%ered in the role they %layed in social develo%ment. $he revolutionary ideas of the wor ing class alone can correctly reflect the demands of the time and the as%irations of the %o%ular masses and give a %owerful stimulus to socio(historical develo%ment by ins%iring the %eo%le to wage the revolutionary struggle. $he revolutionary ideas of the wor ing class are originated by distinguished leaders. It can be said that the history of the communist movement s%anning a hundred and scores of years is a history of wor ing(class leaders creating and develo%ing revolutionary ideas! a history in which these ideas have been a%%lied to transform the world. In the mid(-6th century 7ar8 and /ngels %ro%ounded 7ar8ism. $hus they highlighted the historical mission and a %ath of liberation that had to be followed by the wor ing class that a%%eared on the arena of struggle and stimulated the fight against ca%ital! ushering in the rise of the international communist movement. 9enin develo%ed 7ar8ism and advanced 9eninism in accordance with the new historical conditions whereby ca%italism had entered the %hase of im%erialism! with the result that he ins%ired the wor ing class and the rest of the %eo%le to the struggle to destroy im%erialist strongholds and to achieve freedom and liberation. $his mar ed the beginning of transition from ca%italism to socialism. Our leader created the great Juche idea after ac,uiring a dee% insight into the re,uirements of a new era when the o%%ressed and humiliated masses of the %eo%le became masters of their own destiny. $hus he develo%ed their struggle for 4ha*usong onto a higher %lane and o%ened u% the age of Juche! a new era in the develo%ment of human history.

$he revolutionary idea of the wor ing class emerges as the reflection of the mature demand of history and the revolution in their develo%ment. When the leader embar ed on the road of revolution! a new develo%ment was ta ing %lace in the struggle of the wor ing class and the %o%ular masses against e8%loitation and o%%ression. On the world arena! the influence of socialism! which had won its first victory! grew strong! and the revolutionary struggle of the wor ing class and the liberation struggle of the %eo%les in colonies and semi(colonies were intensified shar%ly. In an attem%t to sto% the revolutionary advance of the masses and weather the serious %olitical and economic crises they were %assing through! the im%erialists further increased their %lunder and o%%ression of the %eo%le. In many countries contradictions and antagonism between revolution and counter(revolution were intensified! and the masses of the %eo%le whose sovereign rights had been tram%led down for a long time rose u% in a struggle for their class and national liberation. ) new age was a%%roaching! in which the revolutionary movement made %rogress in a broad and diversified way on a worldwide scale. In order to advance the revolution under the new historical conditions! the wor ing class and the %eo%le of every country! conscious of being the masters! had to solve all %roblems in accordance with their actual situation. In our country! this was a %articularly im%ortant matter because of the %eculiarities of historical develo%ment and the com%le8ity and arduousness of the revolution. $he Korean revolution demanded more urgently that the %o%ular masses hew out the %ath of revolution in an inde%endent and creative manner. $he Juche idea was created on the basis of such a %ractical re,uirement of the Korean revolution. $he revolution is a struggle to meet the masses& desire for inde%endence by enlisting their strength. It is a struggle of the masses to free themselves. When they are armed with the revolutionary idea and united into an organi+ed %olitical force! the masses can emerge victorious in the revolution. $he duty of revolutionaries is to go among the %o%ular masses! masters of the revolution. to educate! organi+e! and ins%ire them to a struggle. $he revolutionary forces! too! should be trained from among the masses! and all %roblems arising in the revolutionary struggle should li ewise be resolved in reliance on their wisdom and strength. .owever! the communists and nationalists who were allegedly engaged in the national(liberation movement in our country in the -6:0&s gave no thought to the need to go among the masses to educate! organi+e! and arouse them into waging a revolutionary struggle. 'ut divorced from the masses they were only engrossed in the scramble for hegemony and em%ty tal s. $hey did not unite the masses but divided them by factional stride. In the first years of his revolutionary struggle! the leader saw through their mista es and too a road different from theirs! the genuinely revolutionary road which led him to be among the masses and to rely on them in the struggle. .e elucidated the truth that the masters of the revolution! are the masses of the %eo%le and that when one goes among them to educate and mobili+e them one will be able to register in the revolution. $his is one of the starting %oints of the Juche idea. $he revolution in each country should be carried out res%onsibly by its own %eo%le! the masters! in an inde%endent manner! and in a creative way suitable to its s%ecific conditions. 4ha*usong

and creativeness are the inherent re,uirements of a revolutionary movement! the communist movement. $he Korean revolution which o%ened the age of Juche could not advance even a ste% forward unless it was conducted in an inde%endent and creative way from the start. It was a difficult and com%le8 revolution which had to deal with the tas s of the anti(im%erialist! national(liberation revolution! with formidable Ja%anese im%erialism as the target! and those of the anti(feudal! democratic revolution simultaneously. It was an arduous revolution which had to hew out an untrodden %ath. What is worse! a strong tendency towards flun eyism a%%eared in those days within our anti( Ja%anese national(liberation movement and communist movement to ham%er the advance of the revolution. $he nationalists and self(styled 7ar8ists followed the evil %ractices of flun eyism and factional strife which had resulted in the country&s ruin in the %ast. $hey did not try to carry out the revolution by their own initiative but dreamed of achieving inde%endence by de%ending on foreign forces. )t that time! those who were allegedly engaged in the communist movement formed their own %arty grou%s and called fre,uently at the 4omintern to gain its recognition. )nd they endeavored to imitate mechanically established theories and e8%erience of others! without ta ing into consideration the historical conditions and s%ecific realities in our country where a colonial and semi(feudal society was in e8istence. In this way! flun eyism and dogmatism were very serious obstacles in the way of revolution. 5rawing on serious lessons derived from such flun eyism and dogmatism! the leader clarified the truth that a revolution should be carried out not by anyone&s a%%roval or instruction but by one&s own conviction and on one&s own res%onsibility and that all %roblems arising in the revolution should be solved in an inde%endent and creative way. $his is another starting %oint of the Juche idea. )s stated %reviously! the leader advanced the Juche idea! a new revolutionary idea! on the basis of %ractical e8%erience and lessons gained in the revolutionary struggle. $he leader has conducted ideological and theoretical activities invariably based on the revolutionary %ractice! and develo%ed and enriched the revolutionary idea and theories in the course of giving answers to %roblems arising in the revolutionary %ractice. Only on the basis of revolutionary %ractice can one a%%ly e8isting theories in accordance with the interests of the revolution and actual conditions in one&s own country and search for new truths and create new ideas and theories. In his early years of revolutionary activities! the leader was well versed in 7ar8ism(9eninism. 'ut he did not confine himself to a%%lying 7ar8ism(9eninism to the Korean revolution but %ioneered a new %hase of revolutionary theory from a steadfast Juche(based stand%oint and resolved the %roblems arising in the revolutionary %ractice from a uni,ue angle. $he leader discovered the truth of Juche idea in the course of the struggle against bigoted nationalists and bogus 7ar8ists! flun eyists and dogmatists! while hewing out a new %ath for the revolution. 2inally! he e8%lained the %rinci%les of the Juche idea at the 7eeting of 9eading Personnel of the ;oung 4ommunist 9eague and the )nti(Im%erialist ;outh 9eague held at Kalun in June -6<0

and %ut forward a Juche(oriented line for the Korean revolution. $his was a historical event which heralded the creation of the Juche idea and the birth of& the Juche(oriented revolutionary line. )t the time of disorder when national reformism! =9eft= and 0ight o%%ortunism and all other unsound ideas were %revailing! the leader still in his teens gained an insight into the trend of the times! the desire of the %eo%le and the law of historical develo%ment e8%ounded the truth of Juche and thus o%ened the road of inde%endent develo%ment for our revolution. $he Juche idea has been %erfected as the guiding idea of revolution in our age in the %ractice of the Korean revolution. $he guiding idea of revolution cannot be made %erfect by one effort at a moment. It emerges through the generali+ation of e8%erience in the revolutionary struggle! on the basis of the conditions of the times and history> it becomes %erfect as an integrated ideological and theoretical system when its truthfulness is verified and its content is enriched during the %rotracted struggle. $he leader led to victory the revolutionary struggles at different stages and the wor in all fields of %olitics! economy! culture and military affairs. In this course! he himself gained a wealth of %recious e8%erience and generali+ed it to steadily develo% the Juche idea in a %rofound manner. $he history of the leader who has led the arduous Korean revolution for more than ?0 years! is a history in which he created the Juche idea and %erfected it as a uni,ue ideological and theoretical system in the great revolutionary %ractice. )s stated %reviously! the Juche idea emerged on the basis of the re,uirements of a new age when the masses of the %eo%le a%%eared as the masters of history and of a rich e8%erience gained in the revolutionary struggle. #o it has become the great guiding idea of revolution in our age. : $./ P.I9O#OP.I4)9 P0I"4IP9/ O2 $./ J34./ I5/) $he Juche idea is a new %hiloso%hical thought which centres on man. )s the leader said! the Juche idea is based on the %hiloso%hical %rinci%le that man is the master of everything and decides everything. $he Juche idea raised the fundamental ,uestion of %hiloso%hy by regarding man as the main factor! and elucidated the %hiloso%hical %rinci%le that man is the master of everything and decides everything. $hat man is the master of everything means that he is the master of the world and of his own destiny> that man decides everything means that he %lays the decisive role in transforming the world and in sha%ing his destiny. $he %hiloso%hical %rinci%le of the Juche idea is the %rinci%le of man(centred %hiloso%hy which e8%lains man&s %osition and role in the world. $he leader made it clear that man is a social being with 4ha*usong! creativity and consciousness.

7an! though material e8istence! is not a sim%le material being. .e is the most develo%ed material being! a s%ecial %roduct of the evolution of the material world. 7an was already outstanding as he emerged from the world of nature. .e e8ists and develo%s by cogni+ing and changing the world to ma e it serve him! whereas all other material lives maintain their e8istence through their subordination and ada%tation to the ob*ective world. 7an holds a s%ecial %osition and %lays a s%ecial role as master of the world because he is a social being with 4ha*usong! creativity and consciousness. $he leader gave a new %hiloso%hical conce%tion of man by defining 4ha*usong! creativity and consciousness as the essential features of man! the social being. 4ha*usong! creativity and consciousness are man&s social ,ualities which ta e sha%e and develo% socially and historically. 7an alone in the world lives and conducts activity in social relationshi%. .e maintains his e8istence and achieves his aim only socially. 4ha*usong! creativity and consciousness are %eculiar to man! the social being. 7an is a being with 4ha*usong! that is! an inde%endent social being. 4ha*usong is an attribute of social man who is desirous of living and develo%ing in an inde%endent way as master of the world and his own destiny. On the strength of this ,uality! man throws off the fetters of nature! o%%oses social sub*ugation of all forms and %uts everything at his own service. 4ha*usong is the life and soul of man. the social being. When 4ha*usong is referred to as man&s life and soul! it means social and %olitical integrity. 7an has a %hysical life and also social and %olitical integrity. $he %hysical life is what ee%s a man alive as biological organism> social and %olitical integrity is what ee%s him alive as social being. 7an is a being with creativity! that is! a creative social being. 4reativity is an attribute of social man who transforms the world and sha%es his destiny %ur%osefully and consciously. 'y virtue of his creativity! man transforms nature and society to be more useful and beneficial to him by changing the old and creating the new. 4reativity! li e 4ha*usong! constitutes an essential ,uality of man! the social being. 4ha*usong finds e8%ression mainly in man&s %osition as master of the world> creativity is e8%ressed mainly in man&s role as transformer of the world. 7an is a being with consciousness! that is! a conscious social being. 4onsciousness is an attribute of social man! which determines all his endeavours to understand and resha%e the world and himself. 'ecause he has consciousness man understands the world and the laws of its motion and develo%ment! resha%es and advances nature and society as he desires.

4onsciousness guarantees the 4ha*usong and creativity of man! the social being! and ensures his %ur%oseful cognition and %ractice. 4ha*usong! creativity and consciousness! after all! are what enables man to be su%erior to any other being and to be the most %owerful being in the world! to a%%roach the world not fatalistically but revolutionary! not %assively but actively. and to resha%e the world not blindly but %ur%osefully and consciously. 7an! the social being! who has 4ha*usong! creativity and consciousness! is %recisely the only dominator and rema er of the world. 7an cannot! of course! live outside the world> he lives and conducts his activity in the world. "ature is the ob*ect of man&s labour and also is the material source of his life. #ociety is a community where %eo%le live and conduct activities. "atural environments and social conditions have a great effect on human activity. Whether natural environments are good or bad and! in %articular! whether the %olitical and economic systems of a society are %rogressive or reactionary (( these factors may favourably affect human endeavour to rema e nature and develo% society or limit and restrict that activity. 'ut man does not merely ada%t himself to environments and conditions. 'y his inde%endent. creative and conscious activity! man continuously transforms nature and society! changing as he desires what does not meet his needs! and re%lacing what is outdated and reactionary with what is new and %rogressive. $his is man&s endeavour and struggle to change and transform the world into one that serves man better. $he Juche idea established a man(centred outloo on the world by throwing a fresh light on the essential characteristics of man and his %osition and role in the world. It had already been nown that the world consists of material and changes and develo%s as a result of the motion of material. $he Juche idea gives a new world outloo by answering the ,uestion of who is the master that dominates nature and society and where is the force that transforms them. $hat the world is dominated and resha%ed by man is a new view%oint on the world in relation to man. $he Juche idea shows a new view%oint and attitude to the world! on the basis of man&s %osition and role as master of the world. $he view%oint and attitude to the world shown by the Juche idea are those with which the world is a%%roached by focusing on man! the master of the world. $a ing a man(centred attitude towards the world means a%%roaching the world from the view%oint of interests of man! the master of the world. $he world should naturally be a%%roached from this angle because man is the master of the world. 7an understands and transforms the world in order to bring everything in the world to serve him. 7an is the most %recious being in the world! and his interests are more valuable than any others in the world. /verything in the world has its value only when it serves man. $herefore! a%%roaching the world from the view%oint of ma ing it serve man better is an absolutely correct view%oint and attitude to the world. )%%roaching the world by focusing on man means dealing with the change and develo%ment of the world mainly on the basis of the activity of man who transforms it.

7an is the most %owerful being in the world! and man alone is ca%able of transforming the world. It is man and none of her that re, uires its transformation and %erforms this wor . 7an acts u%on and transforms the world as he desires. drawing on the ob*ective laws. $he world is changed for the benefit of man only by his energetic activity! 2or this reason! it is an absolutely correct view%oint and attitude to the world to a%%roach its change and develo%ment from the stand%oint of man&s %ositive activity to transform nature and society %ur%osefully and consciously to meet his own desire. $he Juche view%oint and attitude to the world are truly revolutionary in that they enable men to transform the world and sha%e their destiny inde%endently! creatively and consciously! with a high degree of awareness that they are masters of the world and their own destiny. $he Juche world outloo which is based on the %hiloso%hical %rinci%le that man is the master of everything and decides everything! is an absolutely correct outloo on the world in our time. )s history advances! man&s %osition and role as master of the world is strengthened! and the e8tent of %eo%le&s domination over the world increases daily through their inde%endent! creative and conscious struggle. In our time the masses of the %eo%le have emerged as true masters of the world! and through their struggle the world is being changed more and more to serve the masses. $oday the %osition and role of the masses of the %eo%le as masters of the world are becoming more stronger than ever before. $his reality %roves more %atently the validity and vitality of the %rinci%le of Juche %hiloso%hy that man is the master of everything and decides everything. < $./ #O4IO(.I#$O0I4)9 P0I"4IP9/# O2 $./ J34./ I5/) $he Juche idea clarifies the laws of historical develo%ment and social revolution. $his idea has thrown a fresh light on the fundamental %rinci%les of the social movement! the revolutionary movement of the wor ing masses who create and develo% history. $he socio(historical %rinci%les elucidated by the Juche idea constitute a new socio(historical outloo ! the Juche outloo on history. l@ $./ 7)##/# O2 $./ P/OP9/ )0/ $./ #3'J/4$ O2 #O4I)9 .I#$O0; $he ,uestion of the sub*ect of history is a basic ,uestion in understanding the develo%ment of society! the develo%ment of revolution! from the attitude and %oint of view of Juche. )s the leader instructed! the wor ing masses are the sub*ect of history and the motive force of social %rogress.

.istory develo%s through the struggle of the masses to transform nature and society. $hat history develo%s %recisely means that the %osition and role of the masses as the sub*ect of history are enhanced. $he socio(historical movement has its own %eculiar laws which are different from those of natural motion. Of course! the social movement has something in common with the natural movement in that it is also a motion of material. $he social movement! too! is governed by the universal laws of the material world. 'ut the social movement has its sub*ect! whereas there is no such thing in the motion of nature. In nature the motion ta es %lace s%ontaneously through the interaction of material elements which e8ist ob*ectively. In contrast! the social movement is caused and develo%ed by the volitional action and role of the sub*ect. $he sub*ect of the social movement consists in the masses of the %eo%le. Without the masses there would be no social movement itself! nor would it be concefabie to tal about historical %rogress. $he masses of the %eo%le are the masters of revolution and construction and the decisive factor in transforming nature and develo%ing society. $he revolutionary struggle and construction wor are underta ings for the very masses and of the masses themselves. $he masses of the %eo%le underta e the revolution and construction for themselves in order to sha%e their destiny. It is the masses that want the revolution and construction! and it is also the masses that carry them out. $hey %roduce all social wealth by their hands! and transform the world and advance history by their struggle. 'ut for the creative activity of the masses! the social change and %rogress would be inconceivable. .uman history shows that the masses& wisdom and ability to understand and transform the world are unlimited! though the sco%e of the world created and changed by each of the generations is relatively limited. $he %osition of the masses grows stronger and their %ower increases through the transformation of nature and society. With the consolidation of their %osition and growth in their strength! their %ositive action on socio(historical %rogress increases. $he sub*ect of history is the wor ing masses! not the reactionary e8%loiting classes. $he wor ing masses carve out and develo% history! but the e8%loiting classes try to arrest and turn bac the historical advance. )ll e8%loiting classes! after all! constitute a reaction against history> they are the target of revolution. $he whole course of the e8istence of class societies has been a history of shar% struggles between the creators of history and reaction against history between the masters of revolution and the targets of revolution! that is! between the wor ing masses and the reactionary e8%loiting classes. #ociety has advanced and develo%ed through these struggles. )lthough they are the sub*ect of history! the masses of the %eo%le do not hold the same %osition and %lay the same role in all urges and in all societies. In the class society! underlie of their social status and class relationshi% and their strength for a long time in the %ast! the wor ing masses could not unite into a %olitical force. $herefore! they were de%rived of all rights! sub*ected to e8%loitation and o%%ression! by a handful of ruling classAs and denied their legitimate %osition as masters of society. /ven in the e8%loiting society they created all material and cultural wealth by their own efforts! but they were unable to sha%e history in an inde%endent manner! because they could not occu%y the %osition of masters of society. Only by sei+ing state %ower and the means of %roduction in their own hands and by establishing a socialist system can the wor ing masses

free themselves from e8%loitation and o%%ression and create history consciously as true masters of society and their own destiny. In the socialist society the wor ing masses undergo a radical change in their status and destiny! and their %osition and role are enhanced. $his is due to the revolutionary leadershi% and struggle of the wor ing class. $he %rocess of develo%ment of a socialist society under the leadershi% of the wor ing class is the %rocess of wor ing(classi+ing the whole society. When the whole society is resha%ed com%letely on the %attern of the advanced wor ing class under its leadershi%! the %osition of the %o%ular masses! the sub*ect of history! would be remar ably stronger! and their role in %ushing forward the historical %rogress and revolutionary develo%ment incom%arably higher. If they are to hold their %osition and fulfill their role as sub*ect of history! the %o%ular masses must be brought into contact with leadershi%. Only under correct leadershi%! would the masses! though creators of history! be able to occu%y the %osition and %erform their role as sub*ect of socio(historical develo%ment. $he lin between leadershi% and masses is a very im%ortant ,uestion es%ecially in the revolutionary movement! the communist movement! which is carried out by the wor ing class and the broad masses of other %eo%le. Without correct leadershi% the communist movement would not advance victoriously because this movement itself is a highly conscious and organi+ed one involving a serious class struggle. $he ,uestion of leadershi% in this movement is %recisely the ,uestion of leadershi% given by the %arty and the leader to the masses of the %eo%le. $he wor ing(class %arty is the general staff of the revolution! and the leader of the wor ing class is the foremost leader of the revolution. .ow the masses are awa ened to consciousness and organi+ed in a revolutionary way! and how they %erform their revolutionary duties and historical mission! de%end on whether or not they are given correct leadershi% by the %arty and the leader. Only when they receive correct guidance from the %arty and the leader! would the wor ing class and the masses of other %eo%le be able to vigorously develo% the dee%(going and com%licated revolutionary struggle to transform nature and society! achieve national and class liberation! build a socialist! communist society successfully! and run it %ro%erly. )s the leader said! the masses of the %eo%le have now emerged as masters of history! masters of revolution and construction! and are transforming the world more and more as they desire. $he wor ing %eo%le including the wor ing class are standing firmly in the central %lace of the historical develo%ment of our time. .undreds of millions of %eo%le who have long suffered class and national o%%ression and e8%loitation are vigorously advancing on the road of sovereignty and inde%endence and social %rogress and %laying a greater role in sha%ing the destiny of humanity and the future of the world. 'ecause of this grand forward movement of our time ca%italism and im%erialism! which has grown fat and on the blood and sweat of the wor ing

masses and lorded it over their destiny for centuries! is %reci%itating irreversibly into ban ru%tcy and towards its downfall! dee% into the grave of history. $he masses of the %eo%le who have become legitimate masters of their own destiny are transforming the world and creating a new history of man ind in accordance with their as%irations. $his is the basic trend of modern history which no force can ever sto%. :@ .37)" .I#$O0; I# $./ .I#$O0; O2 $./ P/OP9/A# #$03119/ 2O0 4.)J3#O"1 $he history of human society is the history of the struggle of the %o%ular masses to defend and reali+e 4ha*usong. $he leader said that all revolutionary struggles are struggles of the %o%ular masses to defend their 4ha*usong. $hroughout the long history of human society %eo%le have ceaselessly struggled to free themselves from the fetters of society and nature. )ll the struggles to transform society! nature and man are struggles to defend and reali+e 4ha*usong for the masses of the %eo%le. $he struggle for social reform is an underta ing of the masses to %rovide themselves with social and %olitical conditions for their inde%endent life! free from class and national sub*ugation. If they are to live and act inde%endently! %eo%le must destroy the outdated social system which tram%les u%on 4ha*usong. Only when they wi%e out the old social institutions and set u% a social system which %rovides %eo%le with 4ha*usong! will the masses of the %eo%le be able to become true masters of society and their destiny and lead an inde%endent life. $he struggle to transform nature is an effort of the masses to create material conditions for an inde%endent life! free from the bitters of nature. If %eo%le are to live and ma e %rogress. they must wor to harness nature and %roduce material wealth. Only through the transformation and con,uest of nature can they free themselves from its fetters and %re%are material conditions for an inde%endent life. $he struggle to transform man is t he struggle of the masses to create ideological and cultural conditions for an inde%endent life! free from the shac les of outdated ideas and culture. Only when they are com%letely free from the shac les of ourdated ideas and culture and ac,uire the consciousness of inde%endence and sound culture! will %eo%le be able to hold their destiny firmly in their hands! resha%e it! and live and act genuinely as inde%endent beings. $he transformation of society! nature and %eo%le is the main elements of the masses& struggle for 4ha*usong. 7an can reali+e 4ha*usong com%letely only when he is free from social bondage! natural fetters! and the shac les of outdated ideas and culture. $he struggle for 4ha*usong should

be carried out on a full scale in all s%heres of social reform! natural transformation and human remolding. $he %rimary ,uestion arising in the struggle of the %o%ular masses for 4ha*usong is to reali+e 4ha*usong socially and %olitically. #ince man is a social being! 4ha*usong must first be guaranteed socially and %olitically. $his is the ey to man&s freedom from natural fetters and also to his ideological and cultural develo%ment. )s long as they are sub*ugatcd socially and %olitically! the masses of the %eo%le cannot ade,uately benefit from the %roductive forces! even if these are develo%ed! nor can they be free from the bondage of reactionary ideas and culture. $he history of human society ever since its division into hostile classes has! above all! been a history of social revolutions to reali+e social and %olitical 4ha*usong for the %o%ular masses. $hrough social revolutions the masses have carved out their destiny and develo%ed society. Owing to slilve revolts which were! so to s%ea . the first struggle in history of the e8%loited wor ing masses for 4ha*usong! and to %easant struggles against feudalism in the 7iddle )ges! the slavery and the feudal system colla%sed. $hat meant %rogress in the struggle of the wor ing masses for 4ha*usong. 'ut this was only a re%lacement or the chains of slavery with feudal fetters! which in turn were re%laced with the yo e of ca%ital! not the abolition of class domination and o%%ression itself. In the history of human society! ca%italism is the last e8%loiting system which tram%les u%on the masses& as%irations and demand for 4ha*usong. It is a violently o%%ressive system which combines class domination with national o%%resion. $he li,uidation of the ca%italist system and establishment of a new socialist system mar a historic turning %oint in the develo%ment of the revolutionary struggle for 4ha*usong. With the establishment of the socialist system! all e8%loiting classes and institutions which tram%le u%on the as%irations and demands of the masses for 4ha*usong! are abolished! and the masses are %rovided with the necessary conditions which enable them to hold state %ower and %roduction means in their hands and lead a fully inde%endent life. $he transformation of nature and man! along with social reform. is an im%ortant historic tas in the struggle of the %o%ular masses for 4ha*usong. In the whole course of develo%ment of human society! the masses of the %eo%le have continuously struggled to free themselves from the fetters of nature and enhance themselves ideologically and culturally. )t the dawn of human society! %eo%le&s creative %ower was wea ! and their ideological and cultural levels were very low. 'y their age(long hard(fought struggles the masses have increased their ability to con,uer nature! enriched their nowledge! develo%ed the %roductive forces! and steadily raised the levels of their ideological consciousness and culture. 7odern science and technology! %rogressive ideas and culture which have been develo%ed by human society! are without e8ce%tion the result of the historical struggles of the %o%ular masses. $he transformation of nature and man! that is! the historic cause of freeing the %o%ular masses from the fetters of nature and outdated ideas and culture and develo%ing them to be %owerful

beings ca%able of dominating nature and real %ossessors of revolutionary ideas and culture! can be fully underta en and achieved with success only under socialism where the wor ing masses are masters of society. 3nder socialism where the ,uestion of revolutionary change in the social system has already been resolved in the struggle for 4ha*usong! the ma*or tas s are to resha%e nature and re(educate %eo%le to emanci%ate the masses! who have eliminated social o%%ression! from the shac les of nature and outdated ideas and culture. When the wor of transforming nature and re(educating %eo%le is %ushed forward in a com%lete way on the basis of steadily consolidating the socialist system! the 4ha*usong of the masses will be more com%letely reali+ed in all s%heres. $oday! the struggle to defend the masses& 4ha*usong assumes an international character. #ince the forces of im%erialism which o%%ress 4ha*usong are allied on an international scale! the struggle to o%%ose im%erialist domination and o%%ression and defend 4ha*usong! too! cannot but be an international underta ing. 'ecause of the community of their historical bac grounds and interests! the formerly o%%ressed nations and %eo%les who have been sub*ected to colonial slavery! with their inde%endence and sovereignty downtrodden by im%erialism! are united together on the same front of struggle to o%%ose im%erialism and defend 4ha*usong. )ll countries! all nations! and %eo%les the world over that advocate 4ha*usong must struggle *oinery! in close unity under the revolutionary banner of anti(im%erialism and inde%endence. $his is the only way to abolish the im%erialist world order which is based on ine,uality and full of contradictions! and to set u% a new international relationshi% based on 4ha*usong and e,uality amongst countries and nations. $he age(long ceaseless struggle of the masses for 4ha*usong can win its ultimate aim by building socialism and communism. $he struggle for socialism and communism is the highest stage of the struggle for 4ha*usong. It is a struggle to end once and for all the e8%loitation of man by man! the o%%ression of class by class! and the domination of state by state in human society! to wi%e out all remnants of old societies handed down through history! and to finally free the %eo%le from their shac les. In a communist society the masses of the %eo%le will lead a com%letely inde%endent life as masters of nature and society and as true masters of their own destiny. 5efending 4ha*usong is an absolute re,uirement of man as a social being and his inalienable fundamental right. It is natural that man who regards 4ha*usong as his life and soul! combats any encroachment on his 4ha*usong. $he %o%ular masses rise in the revolutionary struggle for 4ha*usong against the o%%ressors. )nd for the sa e of 4ha*usong they devote all their creative talents and energies to building socialism and communism. If 4ha*asong is to be defended! an inde%endent stand must firmly be maintained in the revolution and construction. )s the leader instructed! the inde%endent stand is the fundamental stand that must be adhered to in the revolution and construction. #tic ing to this stand is the re,uirement of the revolutionary struggle! the struggle for 4ha*usong. $he inde%endent stand is a thoroughly revolutionary stand! the wor ing(class stand. $he wor ing class is the most inde%endent class which struggles to emanci%ate itself by its own initiative and to become the master of its own destiny. $he cause of socialism and communism is the historic cause of the wor ing class! aimed at com%letely reali+ing the 4ha*usong of the masses of the %eo%le. )ny stands which are contrary

to the inde%endent stand are alien to the wor ing(class stand! the stand of the %o%ular masses! and they are all harmful to the cause of socialism and communism. $he inde%endent stand finds e8%ression in the e8ercise of the rights as masters of the revolution and construction. $his means that the masses of the %eo%le handle all %roblems of the revolution and construction in their interests! according to their own inde%endent *udgment and decision. $he right to deal with all these %roblems belongs solely to the %eo%le! the masters! of the country concerned. )ll ,uestions related to the revolution and construction in al country must naturally be dis%osed of by the *udgment and decision of the %eo%le of that country. $his is the only way the %eo%le of each country can defend their interests and carry through their will and desire. $he %eo%le of each country must not tolerate any foreign %ressure or interference. 2ailing to resolve one&s own %roblems by one&s own decision under %ressure or in bondage to others means losing one&s rights as master> following will of others and acting against one&s own interests means giving u% one&s rights as master. $he inde%endent stand is e8%ressed in fulfilling the res%onsibility as masters. $his signifies that the %o%ular masses resolve all ,uestions in the revolutionary struggle and construction wor on their own res%onsibility and initiative as benefiting masters. )s the revolution and construction are their own underta ings! they ought to resolve all %roblems arising in these underta ings by their own initiative on the %rinci%le of self(reliance. One might receive aid from others in the revolution and construction! but in any case the main thing is one&s own initiative. $rying to get one&s own wor done by others or to get one&s own %roblem solved by others is tantamount to shir ing one&s res%onsibility as master and relin,uishing one&s %osition as such. Only when one u%holds the inde%endent stand can one always resolve the ,uestion of revolution in one&s country! the ,uestion of one&s nation! in accordance with one&s own views and conviction and in the revolutionary s%irit of self(reliance! and carry out the revolution and construction successfully! whatever the circumstances. $he %eo%le of each country must not only o%%ose aggression and sub*ugation in firm defense of their 4ha*usong! but should also fight against im%erialism and dominationism which tram%le u%on the 4ha*usong of other %eo%les. Only when one o%%oses such encroachment on one&s own 4ha*usong and the act of tram%ling u%on that of others! can one be said to be standing truly in defense of 4ha*usong. $he revolutionary struggle of the %o%ular masses against im%erialism and dominationism which tram%le u%on 4ha*usong! and for the victory of the cause of socialism and communism is steadily being strengthened and develo%ed. "othing can stem the current of historical develo%ment which demands 4ha*usong and advances on the road of inde%endence. "ot only today but also the future belong entirely to the %eo%le who are struggling for 4ha*usong. <@ $./ #O4lO(.I#$O0I4)9 7OB/7/"$ I# ) 40/)$IB/ 7OB/7/"$ O2 $./ POP39)0 7)##/#

$he socio(historical movement is a creative movement of the %o%ular masses to transform and change nature and society. $he masses& activity for the inde%endent life is characteri+ed by creativity. 7an reali+es his desire in life through his creative activity. $he ob*ects of man&s creative activity are nature and society. 'y means of his activity to transform nature which surrounds him and to reform the society in which he lives! man creates new material and cultural wealth and builds a new system and a new life. $he masses of the %eo%le are creators who rema e and change nature and society. $hey are desirous of abolishing the old and creating the new and have creative ability to transform nature and society. .uman history is the %o%ular masses& history of creation. #ince the beginning of human history! the masses of the %eo%le have been con,uering nature and ma ing what is necessary for their e8istence and develo%ment by their creative labour! and effecting social %rogress by their creative activity to change the old. $heir continuous creative activity has advanced society. $heir creative activity to con,uer nature and bring about social %rogress accom%anies struggle. $he %rocess of creation is %recisely the %rocess of struggle. Without struggle the creation of new things would be inconceivable. $he %rocess of re%lacement of an old social system with a new one and the social emanci%ation of the masses in %articular is a %rocess of fierce class struggle. ) revolution begins with struggle and ends with struggle. $he forces which go in for the %reservation of an old system and life never give u% their %lace of their own accord. ) new system and life can be created only through the struggle to wi%e out the old forces. )ll %rogress and changes made by humanity throughout history! after all! are the fruit of the %o%ular masses& creative struggle. $he %rocess of their creative struggle is the %rocess of develo%ing themselves to be more %owerful beings. $he masses of the %eo%le has increased their creative ability while ill the same time transforming nature and develo%ing society. $he history of social %roductive forces is the history of the growth of men&s creative ca%ability to con,uer nature. $he history of social revolutions is the history of the %rocess to strengthen the revolutionary %ower of the masses to resha%e society. With growth in the creative ability of the masses. the socio(historical movement advances further. $he communist movement organi+ed and develo%ed by the wor ing class is the highest form of creative movement in human history. $his is a movement to build a society where the 4ha*usong and creativity of the masses of the %eo%le are fully reali+ed! the highest ideal of man ind which is fundamentally different from all class societies that have e8isted in history. $he creative %ower of the masses! too! is e8%loited fully in the revolutionary movement of the wor ing class. It is not until their involvement in the revolutionary movement of the wor ing class! the communist movement! that the wor ing masses whose creative activity has been restrained by the ruling classes during the whole %eriod of antagonistic class societies! become genuine creators of history who transform the world to meet their own will and desire and sha%e their destiny in an inde%endent manner.

$he revolutionary movement! the creative activity of the masses! re,uires that the creative stand be always maintained firmly in the struggles to resha%e nature and society. )dhering to the creative stand is indis%ensable to leading the revolutionary movement to victory. Only when they adhere to the creative stand! can the %o%ular masses ee% %ro%erly their %osition as masters of the revolution and construction! and fulfill their role as such. $he creative stand is one that the masses of the %eo%le ought to maintain as transformers of nature and society! as sha%ers of their own destiny. Without maintaining this stand it would be im%ossible for them to resha%e nature and society to meet their will and desire or hold their own destiny in their hands and sha%e it for themselves. )dherence to the creative stand is a sure guarantee for solving all %roblems by the efforts of the masses themselves to meet the re,uirement of the revolution and in accordance with their interests. )s the leader instructed! the creative stand constitutes the fundamental method that must be relied on in the revolution and construction. $he revolutionary movement re,uires that one should de%end firmly on the creative wisdom and strength of the masses and utili+e them to the full. $he masses are masters and the motive force of the revolution and %ossessors of ine8haustible creative talents and strength. Only when one de%ends on their creative talents and strength! will one be able to understand the ob*ective world correctly! solve all %roblems to suit the reality! and transform nature and society successfully. $he creative stand %rovides the method by which to give an active stimulus to the creative %ower of the masses! %ush forward the revolution and construction on one&s own initiative! overcome the difficulties in the %ath of %rogress by the struggle of the masses! and ensure continued innovations and ceaseless advance. $he revolutionary movement ta es %lace in a s%ecific reality which is always diverse and undergoes ceaseless changes. It re*ects all sorts of schemata and dogmas and o%%oses the outdated attitude of imitating others mechanically. ) schematic view%oint and dogmatic way of thin ing restrain creativity and %revent correct understanding of the ever(changing diverse realities and bloc the %ossibility of wor ing out a scientific method of revolution and construction. Only when one bases oneself firmly on the s%ecific reality and maintain a creative attitude towards everything! will one be able to identify the correct method of transforming nature and society and a%%ly it s illfully. $he creative stand re%resents the method whereby one re*ects a dogmatic attitude and gras%s the reality in its true %ers%ective and concretely by one&s own thin ing and solves all ,uestions accordingly. $he creative stand constitutes the revolutionary method which enables one to meet most effectively the re,uirements of our time when the masses of the %eo%le have emerged as masters of history and when the revolutionary movement is highly develo%ed. Our time re,uires that the role of the masses in the revolution and construction be enhanced to the highest degree and that all ,uestions be solved creatively. $he creative stand offers a sure guarantee for the victory of the revolution by enabling one to formulate a scientific revolutionary strategy and struggle %olicies in ee%ing with the develo%ment of our life and the new re,uirements of the revolution and ceaselessly increase the creative %ower of the %o%ular masses.

 C@ $./ P/OP9/A# 4O"#4IO3#"/## O2 I"5/P/"5/"4/ P9);# $./ 5/4I#IB/ 0O9/ I" 0/BO93$IO")0; #$03119/ $he revolution is %ro%elled forward to victory by the conscious struggle of the masses of the %eo%le. $he leader %ut in a new light the %rinci%le that the masses& consciousness of inde%endence %lays the decisive role in the revolutionary struggle. Ideological consciousness determines and regulates all actions of man. 4onsciousness! essentially! is the highest ,uality that ma e man su%erior to all beings and the most %owerful in the world. It is the so%histicated function of man&s brain! the most develo%ed of his %hysical organs. $he brain %lays the central role in the activity of human life! and consciousness which is the function of the brain! commands all actions of man. Ideological consciousness reflects man&s desire and interests! and for this reason! it has the most active effect on his conduct. Without the determination and regulation of ideological consciousness manAs inde%endent and creative activities would be inconceivable. If a man is to be an inde%endent creative being he must have the consciousness of inde%endence. $his consciousness means the awareness of one&s being the master of one&s own destiny and signifies the will to sha%e one&s destiny by one&s own initiative. Only when a man has the consciousness of inde%endence can he conduct conscious activity to con,uer nature and actively struggle against the o%%ressors who encroach and tram%le u%on his 4ha*usong. 7an&s endeavour to ac,uire a scientific understanding of the world and transform it actively is none other than the manifestation of his consciousness> man&s role in transforming nature and society! after all! is the role of his ideological consciousness. $he consciousness of inde%endence %lays the decisive role in the masses& revolutionary movement for 4ha*usong. )ll revolutionary movements are conscious movements. ) revolutionary movement begins with awa ening %eo%le to an advanced idea and emerges victorious on the strength of the masses of the %eo%le who are armed with the advanced idea ideological consciousness is the decisive factor that determines man&s role in the revolution and construction. ideological consciousness determines the class character of the actions of %eo%le who %artici%ate in the revolutionary movement. $here can be no su%er(class ideology in a class society! and what is basic to man&s ideological consciousness is his class awareness. Peo%leAs attitude towards the class struggle is determined by their class consciousness. Of course! %eo%le&s activities are based on their social and class %ositions and limited by them. 'ut their social and class %ositions have effect on their actions always through their ideological consciousness! which class interests %eo%le struggle for in a class society de%ends on which class ideology they have. Only when they have the ideology of an advanced class! the consciousness of inde%endence! can they have a correct class stand%oint and struggle for the victory of the revolution.

$he will and fighting %ower of %eo%le demonstrated in the revolutionary movement are also determined by their ideological consciousness. $he level of the will%ower and strength demonstrated by the %eo%le is determined by their ideology. Only those who have a firm consciousness of inde%endence will be able to ta e an indomitable attitude towards the revolution! actively %artici%ate in it with a strong will! and struggle to the end! overcoming all difficulties and has the masses& revolutionary ability is unfathomable. but it cannot find full e8%ression if they are not ideologically awa ened. Ideologically unawa ened masses are unable to rise in the revolutionary struggle in s%ite of e8%loitation and o%%ression im%osed u%on them. nor can they successfully transform nature and society to meet their needs. Only those masses who are conscious of their class interests can demonstrate their revolutionary force to the full and guarantee victory in the revolution. $he role of ideological consciousness steadily increases with the develo%ment of the revolutionary movement. 'y nature. the communist movement. the highest stage of the revolutionary movement re,uires a high degree of consciousness from %eo%le. $he socialist and communist societies are built by the %ur%oseful and conscious efforts of the %o%ular masses. $he role of ideological consciousness is incom%arably enhanced when building socialism and communism after the sei+ure of %olitical %ower and the establishment of the socialist system by the wor ing class. 4a%italism de%ends on the disci%line of hunger and the rod! but socialism and communism rely on the high level of %eo%le&s consciousness. $rue control is necessary in the socialist society which is transitional. 'ut the more the remnants of old society are eliminated as %rogress is made in building socialism and communism! the greater becomes the significance of %eo%le&s consciousness. #ocialism and communism %rovide all conditions for increasing the role of %eo%le&s ideological consciousness to the full. In the socialist society! the advanced ideology of the wor ing class %revails all over the community. 4a%italism subordinates even manAs thin ing and action to money considerations! but socialism and communism ma e the masses of the %eo%le true masters of society! and therefore! give full %lay to the revolutionary enthusiasm and creative +eal of the masses. $he tremendous role of ideological consciousness in the revolutionary struggle for socialism and communism is also connected with the characteristics of the revolutionary thought of the wor ing class. $he role of ideological consciousness in social %rogress de%ends on its class character and content. $he reactionary ideology of the e8%loiting class ham%ers social %rogress! whereas the advanced ideology of the %rogressive class gives im%etus to the develo%ment of society. $he revolutionary ideology of the wor ing class! the most inde%endent class! has an incom%arably greater revolutionary influence than any other advanced ideas in history. $he revolutionary thought of the wor ing class mirrors the laws of social develo%ment and the as%irations of the masses in a scientific manner! so that it becomes a great material force in social %rogress. It is a wea%on with which to understand and change the reality and create the future. 3nli e the reactionary thin ing of the e8%loitating class which hinders the forward movement of history and advocates the old moribund system! the revolutionary thought of the wor ing class %erforms the mission to %ush forward and lead historical %rogress.

$he revolutionary movement is a conscious movement! and for this reason one must always hold fast to %eo%le&s thin ing as the main thing in the revolutionary struggle and construction wor . 5oing this is an im%ortant %rinci%le that must be maintained in the revolution and construction. 1ras%ing man&s thin ing as the main thing in the revolution and construction means solving all %roblems by attaching decisive im%ortance to the ideological factor and enhancing the role of ideological consciousness. )ttaching decisive im%ortance to the ideological factor is a law of revolutionary movement. 7aterial factors! too! %lay a great %art in the revolutionary movement. 'ut the e8istence of material conditions does not give rise to the revolution automatically. .ow to ma e use of these material conditions de%ends on %eo%le&s conscious activity. Whether these material conditions are %re%ared ,uic ly or not de%ends on man&s activity. $he revolution can be %ushed forward only by the active struggle of the revolutionaries and the %o%ular masses. 2undamentally s%ea ing! a revolution does not always brea out when all the necessary conditions e8ist! nor is it carried out always in favorable circumstances. Waiting with folded arms for all conditions to ri%en is tantamount to refusing to ma e a revolution. Primary im%ortance! therefore. should be given to the ideological factor in the revolutionary struggle and construction wor ! and on this basis strenuous efforts should be made to create all the necessary conditions. #olving all %roblems by raising the level of %eo%le&s consciousness is the method inherent to the communists. $he communists who struggle for the freedom and ha%%iness of the %eo%le! lead the revolution to victory and fulfill their noble mission by awa ening %eo%le ideologically and ma ing them conscious and encouraging them to underta e the struggle of their own accord. $he communists have a %owerful ideological wea%on ca%able of awa ening all the %eo%le to activity. )lthough the ca%italist class! too! strives to s%read its ideology! ca%italist thin ing cannot be acce%ted by the masses as their own because it fundamentally conflicts with their interests. Only the wor ing(class ideology which cham%ions the interests of the wor ing masses can be acce%ted by all the %eo%le! and it alone can dominate the whole society. 5oing everything by awa ening %eo%le %olitically and ideologically is a solid guarantee for the trium%h of the revolution and construction. 0eliance on the high degree of the masses& revolutionary consciousness will give a strong im%etus to the revolutionary struggle and construction wor ! overcome unfavorable conditions and s%eed u% the victory of the revolution. C $./ 13I5I"1 P0I"4IP9/# O2 $./ J34./ I5/) $he guiding %rinci%les of the Juche idea are the guide to establishing Juche in Party and state activities! and in all s%heres of revolution and construction. $hey are e8%licit fundamental %rinci%les which must be observed in successfully carrying out the revolution and construction by adhering to the inde%endent and creative stands and enhancing the role of ideological consciousness.

In order to a%%ly the Juche idea to the revolution and construction it is essential to observe thoroughly the guiding %rinci%les of the Juche idea. l@ $./ I"5/P/"5/"$ #$)"5 73#$ '/ 7)I"$)I"/5 If the revolution and construction are to be carried out as re,uired by the Juche idea! 4ha*usong must be maintained and reali+ed in Party and state activities. $he leader laid down the %rinci%les of Juche in ideology! inde%endence in %olitics! self( sufficiency in the economy! and self(reliance in defense as the %rinci%les of reali+ing 4ha*usong. $he %rinci%les of Juche! inde%endence! self(sufficiency and self(reliant defense are the guiding %rinci%les of reali+ing 4ha*usong in the s%heres of ideology! %olitics! the economy and defense. D-@ J34./ I" I5/O9O1; /stablishing Juche in ideology is the %rimary re,uirement of the masses& revolutionary struggle for 4ha*usong. $he revolution and construction are man&s conscious activities. /stablishing Juche in thin ing! therefore! is the only way to establish Juche in %olitics! the economy! defense! and all other domains. $o establish Juche in ideology means having the consciousness that one is the master of the revolution and construction! thin ing and doing everything! centering on the revolution in one&s own country! and ac,uiring the view%oint and attitude of solving all ,uestions by one&s own talents and initiative. $he %arty and %eo%le of a country are masters of the revolution in that country. and to carry out the revolution in one&s country successfully is the basic mission of the %arty and %eo%le the oneAs country. $he world revolution! too! will only be successful when the revolution in every country is successful and when! on this basis! mutual su%%ort and coo%eration is given. 2or this reason! the %arty and %eo%le of every country must firmly establish Juche in ideology! and carry out the revolution and construction in their country in a res%onsible manner! with the attitude of masters. In order to establish Juche in ideology! it is necessary to e,ui% oneself with the revolutionary idea of the wor ing class and with the %olicy of one&s %arty. $he wor ing class is an inde%endent class! and their revolutionary thin ing is an inde%endent thin ing. Only when one is e,ui%%ed with the revolutionary thought of the wor ing class! will

one be able to carry out successfully the revolution and construction! however difficult and com%le8 the situation is! with the awareness that one is the master of the revolution. $he %olicy of the revolutionthe %arty of a country! the embodiment of the revolutionary thin ing of the wor ing class! is the guide to the revolution and construction in that country. One must e,ui% oneself with one&s %arty %olicy and regard it as the guideline of thin ing and %ractice. $his is the only way to carry out the revolution and construction in accordance with the desire of one&s own %eo%le and the s%ecific reality of one&s own country and fulfill one&s res%onsibility as master of the revolution. When we say that we establish Juche in ideology! we %recisely mean that we e,ui% ourselves with the Juche idea and Party %olicy! the embodiment of the Juche idea! and establish the monolithic ideological system of the Party. Only when the whole Party and the whole society are imbued with the monolithic ideological system! will we be in a %osition to say that Juche in ideology has been firmly established. If one is to establish Juche in thin ing! one must be well versed in one&s own things. Only when one nows the things of one&s country well will one be able to solve all %roblems arising in the revolution and construction in an inde%endent manner and to suit one&s s%ecific situation and carry out the revolution and construction in conformity with the as%irations and re,uirements of one&s %eo%le. Only then will one be able also to love one&s country and %eo%le ardently and demonstrate a high degree of %atriotic devotion and revolutionary enthusiasm. Koreans must now well Korean history! geogra%hy! economics! culture and the custom of the Korean nation! and in %articular our PartyAs %olicy! its revolutionary history and revolutionary traditions. Only then will they be able to establish Juche and become true Korean %atriots! the Korean communists. In order to establish Juche in thin ing! it is necessary to %ossess high sense of national dignity and revolutionary %ride. Without the sense of national %ride that one&s nation is inferior to none! without the %ride and honor of the revolutionary %eo%le! it would be im%ossible to live u% to one&s conviction in an inde%endent manner! u%hold national inde%endence and dignity and emerge victorious in the difficult revolutionary struggle. ) nation with a strong sense of national dignity and revolutionary %ride is uncon,uerable! but a nation without this attribute is %owerless. $he %eo%les of small countries who have long suffered o%%ression by foreign forces need so much the more the sense of national dignity and revolutionary %ride. In the small countries where nihilism and flun eyism towards big %owers are nationally dee%(rooted as a result of the im%erialist %olicy of assimilating colonies and obliterating their national culture! they must give s%ecial attention to the struggle to increase the sense of national dignify and revolutionary %ride. We must ensure that all the %eo%le cherish the dignity of the resourceful and courageous Korean nation! the sense of %ride and honor of a %eo%le who is ma ing a revolution under the guidance of the great leader in %articular.

$he tas of establishing Juche in ideology re,uires that national culture should be develo%ed and that the cultural and technical levels of the masses raised. We must build culture which is national in form and revolutionary and socialistic in content! Juche(oriented culture which agrees with our %eo%le&s sentiments and is based on the wor ing class line. $his will ma e %eo%le&s ideological and s%iritual life healthy and facilitate the establishment of Juche in ideology. In order to develo% socialist national culture on a sound basis! we must thoroughly %revent im%erialist cultural %enetration and! at the same time! re*ect the tendency to return to the %ast and nihilist inclination with regard to the heritage of national culture! inherit and develo% its fine traditions! and critically ado%t %rogressive elements of foreign culture! which are congenial to our %eo%le&s sentiments. It Is also necessary to ma e strenuous efforts to develo% science and technology and raise the cultural and technical standards of the masses. $his will enable the %eo%le to become true masters of nature and society and get rid of the idea of worshi%%ing and de%ending on others in the matter related to science and technology! and thoroughly establish Juche. If Juche is to be established in ideology! servility to big %owers and all other outdated ideas should be o%%osed. /stablishing Juche in thin ing itself means an ideological emanci%ation of %eo%le from the fetters of outdated ideas! and an ideological revolution to establish a new Juche outloo on the world. In order to establish Juche in ideology we must re*ect all sorts outdated Ideas which are contrary to the Juche idea! and thoroughly eliminate servitude to big %owers in %articular. 2lun eyism is an attitude %eculiar to slaves serving and worshi%%ing big %owers and develo%ed countries! and an attitude of nihilism which means loo ing down u%on one&s own country and nation and des%ising them. If one is inclined to be servile! one would be in the habit of groveling before others and following them: if others ta e to revisionism! one follow suit> and if others ado%t dogmatism! one would act li ewise. )s the leader said! if a %erson falls into flun eyism! he would become a fool> if a nation is servile to big %owers! the country would go to ruin> and if a %arty is subservient to big %owers! it would ma e a mess of the revolution and construction. What is most harmful and dangerous at %resent is flun eyism towards 3# im%erialism in %articular. $his servility! which is e8%ressed in the fear and worshi% of the 3nited #tates! is doing a great harm to the revolutionary struggle of the %eo%le. $he harmfulness of this servility is most notable in south Korea today. #ervility to 3# im%erialism! which has been s%read by the 3# im%erialist aggressors and their stooges! is the most harmful ideological %oison which is %araly+ing %eo%le&s national and class consciousness in south Korea and tram%ling u%on the %recious cultural heritage and beautiful customs of our nation. 3nless the struggle is intensified to o%%ose the fear and worshi% of the 3nited #tates among the south Korean %eo%le and to heighten their s%irit of national inde%endence! neither the victory of the south Korean revolution nor the inde%endent reunification of the country would be %ossible. $he struggle to establish Juche and o%%ose flun eyism towards big %owers is a serious ,uestion on which the destiny of the revolution de%ends. We will continue to intensify the struggle to

eliminate flun eyism and establish Juche in ideology and thus guarantee the ultimate victory of the Korean revolution. D:@ I"5/P/"5/"4/ I" PO9I$I4# Politics is of decisive significance in social life. Without inde%endence in %olitics it would be im%ossible to tal about 4ha*usong at all. Juche in ideology is e8%ressed! above all! by inde%endence in %olitics! and self(sufficiency in the economy and self(reliance in defense! too! are guaranteed by inde%endence in %olitics. 7aintaining 4ha*usong in %olitics means u%holding national inde%endence and sovereignty of oneAs %eo%le! defending their interests and conducting %olitics by relying on them. )s the leader instructed! %olitical 4ha*usong is the first criterion and the life and soul of an inde%endent sovereign state. Only when a nation maintains %olitical 4ha*usong! will it be able to ensure inde%endence and freedom and be ha%%y and %ros%erous. $he revolution is a struggle to win %olitical 4ha*usong before anything else. #ince all ,uestions related to revolution and construction de%end directly on %olitics! it can be said that the destiny of the revolutionary cause is determined! after all! by %olitical 4ha*usong. In order to ensure %olitical 4ha*usong! it is im%erative to set u% a %eo%leAs government. 7anAs right to inde%endence finds ty%ical e8%ression in state %ower. #o the wor ing class and the masses of the %eo%le! to reali+e 4ha*usong com%letely! must first of all become masters of state %ower. Only when they hold state %ower in their hands and become true masters of state and society! will they be able to attain %olitical 4ha*usong and lead an inde%endent and creative life. In order to guarantee %olitical 4ha*usong it is necessary to build internal %olitical forces. Political forces are the main com%onent of the revolutionary forces. Only when one builds strong internal %olitical forces and relies on them! will one be able to win and %reserve sovereignty and ensure inde%endent %olitics. If %owerful internal %olitical forces are to be develo%ed! it is im%erative to strengthen the %arty! the leading revolutionary force! and achieve the unity and solidarity of the entire %o%ulation based on the wor er(%easant alliance with the wor ing class at its core. What is most im%ortant here is to rally all the %eo%le closely around the %arty and the leader. When the %arty and the %eo%le are solidly united into a single %olitical force! they will be able to dis%lay boundless strength and emerge victorious in the revolution and construction. If one is to ensure %olitical 4ha*usong! one must have oneAs own guiding thought! wor out oneAs %olicy by oneself in accordance with oneAs decision! and carry it through.

$he main thing in %olitics is to formulate %olicies and im%lement them. It can be said that inde%endent %olitics consists in formulating and im%lementing all %olicies inde%endently. ;ielding to foreign %ressure and tolerating foreign intervention in %olitics or acting at the instigation of others would ma e it im%ossible to maintain %rinci%le and consistency! and would lead the revolution and construction to failure. Our Party has laid down and im%lemented all its %olicies inde%endently in accordance with the interests of our %eo%le and the s%ecific conditions of our country! with the Juche idea as the only guiding ideology! under the wise guidance of the leader. $hat is why it has always won shining victories in the revolution and construction. In order to ensure 4ha*usong in %olitics! it is im%erative to e8ercise com%lete sovereignty and e,uality in foreign relations. 4ha*usong of a %arty and a state is e8%ressed! after all! in foreign relations. $o e8ercise com%lete sovereignty and e,uality in foreign relations is fundamental in ensuring %olitical 4ha*usong. #overeignty is an inviolable right of all %arties! all countries! and all %eo%les. $here are big and small %arties! big and small countries! and economically develo%ed and underdevelo%ed %eo%les in the world! but all %arties! all countries and %eo%les are e,ual and inde%endent. "o one should encroach u%on the sovereignty of others and no one should tolerate encroachment on oneAs sovereignty. 4ha*usong is not in conflict with internationalism but is the basis of its strengthening. Just as the world revolution is inconceivable without the revolution in oneAs own country! internationalism divorced from 4ha*usong cannot e8ist. )s a matter of %rinci%le! internationalist solidarity must be based on freedom of choice and e,uality. Only when it is founded on 4ha*usong! will internationalist solidarity become based on free choice and e,uality and become genuine and durable. Our Party is adhering to the %olicy of strengthening the solidarity of the socialist countries and the international communist movement on the basis of o%%osing im%erialism and giving su%%ort to national(liberation movements in colonies and the international wor ing(class movement! continuing advance to socialism and communism! and observing the %rinci%les of noninterference in each otherAs internal affairs! mutual res%ect! e,uality and mutual benefit. Our country is also adhering to the %olicy of *oining forces with non(aligned countries! the newly( emerging nations! on the %rinci%les of res%ect for territorial integrity and state %ower! non( aggression! noninterference in each otherAs internal affairs! e,uality and mutual benefit! and of coo%erating with all countries which are friendly towards us. In the future! too! we will u%hold sovereignty and e,uality in foreign relations and maintain the %rinci%le of combining 4ha*usong with internationalism. D<@ #/92(#322I4I/"4; I" $./ /4O"O7;

$he economy is the material basis of social life. /conomic self(sufficiency enables one to consolidate the inde%endence of one&s country and live inde%endently! %rovides a sure guarantee for Juche in ideology! inde%endence in %olitics! and self(reliance in defense and ensures rich material and cultural lives for the %eo%le. In order to im%lement the %rinci%le of economic self(sufficiency! one must build an inde%endent national economy. 'uilding an inde%endent national economy means building an economy which is free from de%endence on others and which stands on its own feet! an economy which serves one&s own %eo%le and develo%s on the strength of the resources of one&s own country and by the efforts of one&s own %eo%le. #uch an economy ma es it %ossible to develo% the %roductive forces ,uic ly by utili+ing the nation&s natural resources in a rational and integrated way! im%rove the %eo%le&s living standard continuously! strengthen the material and technical foundations of socialism! and increase the nation&s %olitical! economic and military %ower. It also ensures the e8ercise of com%lete sovereignty and e,uality in %olitical and economic affairs in international relations and contributes to strengthening the world &s anti(im%erialist! inde%endent forces and socialist forces. It is vital to build an inde%endent national economy %articularly in those countries which were bac ward economically and technically because of im%erialist domination and %lunder in the %ast. Only when they build an inde%endent national economy in these countries! will they be able to re%el the new colonial %olicy of the im%erialists! free themselves com%letely from their domination and e8%loitation! wi%e out national ine,uality! and vigorously advance on the road of socialism. In order to build an inde%endent national economy! it is essential to adhere to the %rinci%le of self(reliance in economic construction. #elf(reliance is the revolutionary s%irit and a %rinci%le of struggle of the communists in carrying out the revolution by their own initiative. One must believe in one&s own strength and de%end on it in economic construction! *ust as in all other activities for the revolution and construction. ) %eo%le who energetically struggle! with confieence in their own ca%ability! will be able to do any difficult wor . 'ut a %eo%le who have no faith in their own %ower but only loo u% to others! will not do anything successfully. Only when one mobili+es the efforts of one&s %eo%le and the resources of one&s country and relies on one&s own financial resources and technology on the %rinci%le of self(reliance! will one be able to develo% the economy ,uic ly at one&s own desire! overcome all difficulties and bring %ros%erity to the country. If an inde%endent national economy is to be built! the economy must be develo%ed in a diversified and integral manner. 3nli e the ca%italist economy which is geared to ma e money! the socialist inde%endent economy is always aimed at meeting the demands of the country and the %eo%le. #o an inde%endent economy should naturally be develo%ed in such a multifarious and integral way as to %roduce inde%endently heavy and light industry goods and agricultural %roducts to ma e the country rich and %owerful and im%rove the %eo%le&s living standard. #uch an economy can also develo% safely and ,uic ly on a solid basis.

In order to build an inde%endent economy which is develo%ed in a multifarious and com%rehensive way! it is necessary! as our %ractical e8%erience shows! to follow the line of giving %reference to the develo%ment of heavy industry and develo%ing light industry and agriculture simultaneously. .eavy industry with the machine(building industry as its bac bone is the %illar of an inde%endent national economy. .eavy industry develo%ed in such a way can guarantee economic and technical inde%endence and accelerate the develo%ment of light industry and agriculture and the national economy as a whole on the basis of modern technology. 7oreover! simultaneous develo%ment of light industry and agriculture! along with heavy industry! can ensure a systematic im%rovement of the %eo%le&s living standard and faster the develo%ment of heavy industry itself. #olving the %roblem of food on one&s own through successful farming! in %articular! is of tremendous significance in %roviding the %eo%le with stabili+ed living conditions and an inde%endent life. /,ui%%ing the economy with modern techni,ues and training the nation&s technical cadres on an e8tensive scale are indis%ensable for the construction of an inde%endent national economy. $echnical inde%endence is absolutely necessary for economic inde%endence. When one has one&s own develo%ed techni,ues! one will be able to develo% and use the natural resources of the country effectively and develo% the national economy in a diversified manner. 5evelo%ed technology also %rovides the %ossibility to free the wor ing masses from bac brea ing labor! narrow down the differences between %hysical and mental labor and resolve inde%endently the difficult and com%le8 %roblems arising in economic and defense construction. /liminating technical bac wardness from the national economy and e,ui%%ing it with modern techni,ues is a revolution. Only when the technical revolution is accelerated continuously through the mobili+ation of all %ossibilities in every sector! will technology develo% ,uic ly and the country attain economic and technical inde%endence in a short time. #olving the ,uestion of the nation&s technical %ersonnel is a ma*or factor in the struggle for economic and technical inde%endence. $his is essential to guaranteeing economic and technological %rogress by one&s own initiative. $his is a %articularly im%ortant tas in building a new society for those countries which were under the yo e of im%erialism in the %ast and which conse,uently were far removed from modern science and technical develo%ment. $herefore! in order to underta e the technical revolution and attain economic and technical inde%endence! one must %ut a lot of effort into the cultural revolution and thus raise the cultural and technical levels of the wor ing masses and train an army of national technical cadres. We must resolutely im%lement the leader&s %olicy of intellectuali+ing the whole society! further raise the cultural and technical levels of the wor ing masses! im%rove the ,ualities of technical cadres! and train more technicians better. In order to build an inde%endent national economy! it is necessary to establish reliable and inde%endent sources of raw materials and fuel. 5e%ending on others for raw materials and fuel is as good as leaving one&s economic lifeline in the hands of others. If one is to be economically self(sufficient and develo% the economy on a

safe basis and with a long(term %ers%ective! one must de%end on one&s own raw(material and fuel sources and mainly meet one&s own demand for them. $o this end! one must e8%loit the natural resources of one&s country to the ma8imum and utili+e them rationally and! at the same time! develo% the industry to be a Juche(oriented one which relies on domestic raw materials and fuel from the outset. 'uilding an inde%endent national economy on the %rinci%le of self(reliance does not mean building an economy in isolation. )n inde%endent economy is o%%osed to foreign economic domination and sub*ugation> but it does not rule out international economic coo%eration. 4lose economic and technical coo%eration between socialist countries and newly(emerging nations! in %articular! %lays an im%ortant %art in ensuring economic self(sufficiency in these countries and in increasing their economic %ower. $oday! the %eo%les of newly(emerging countries are struggling against the 3# and other im%erialists& %olicy of aggression and %lunder! in defense of their national sovereignty and natural resources! and in order to %ut an end to the ofd economic order by which a few ca%italist %owers have e8%loited and %lundered at will the ma*ority of the countries and %eo%les throughout the world! and to establish a new fair world economic order. $he newly(emerging countries have ine8haustible man%ower resources and natural wealth and huge economic %otentialities. $hey also have a good deal of valuable e8%erience and techni,ues which can be shared and e8changed. If they strengthen economic and technical coo%eration and vigorously struggle with their forces united! the newly(emerging countries and %eo%les will be able to thwart the im%erialist %olicy of aggression and %lunder! u%hold their national dignity and right to survival! and achieve economic self(sufficiency and %ros%erity in a short %eriod without de%ending on great %owers. $he im%ortant tas confronting us today in building the socialist inde%endent national economy is to accelerate the Juche(orientation! moderni+ation and scienti+ation of the national economy. )s the leader said e8%licitly! the Juche(orientation! moderni+ation and scienti+ation of the national economy constitute the strategic line that must be consistently followed in economic construction for socialism and communism. 'y %ushing forward the Juche(orientation! moderni+ation and scienti+ation of the national economy! holding on fast to the line of building the inde%endent national economy! we must further strengthen the inde%endence and Juche character of the national economy! continue to moderni+e technical e,ui%ment and %ut all %roductive and management activities com%letely on a scientific basis. DC@ #/92(0/9I)"4/ I" 5/2/"#/ #elf(reliance in defense is a fundamental %rinci%le of an inde%endent sovereign state. ) state without self(reliant armed forces ca%able of defending the country from the enemies at home and abroad when im%erialism e8ists cannot! in fact! be called a com%letely inde%endent sovereign state.

Im%erialism is a constant cause of war! and the main force of aggression and war today is 3# im%erialism. )s the leader said! we do not want war! nor are we afraid of it! nor do we beg %eace from the im%erialists. $he best way to %reserve national inde%endence and %eace and win the revolutionary cause is to counter the im%erialist war of aggression with the war of liberation! answer the counter(revolutionary violence of reaction with revolutionary violence! and always meet the im%erialist moves of aggression and war in full %re%aredness. 2or this %ur%ose! we must im%lement the %rinci%le of self(reliance in defense. #elf(reliant defense is a military guarantee for a nation&s %olitical inde%endence and economic self(sufficiency. Only when one im%lements the %rinci%le of self(reliant defense! will one be able to re%el im%erialist aggression and intervention! defend the nation&s %olitical inde%endence and economic self(sufficiency and safeguard the revolutionary achievements and the security of the %eo%le. Im%lementing the %rinci%le of self(reliant defense means defending one&s country by one&s own efforts. Of course! one may receive aid in national defense from fraternal countries and friends. 'ut it is im%ossible to de%end on others for the defense of one&s own country. In any case! the main thing is one&s own strength. Only when one is strong! will foreign aid %rove effective. In national defense! therefore! one should rely on the efforts of one&s own %eo%le and one&s own defense ca%ability before anything else. 5efense wor ! too! is an underta ing for the %eo%le and of the %eo%le themselves. If all the %eo%le %artici%ate in unison in the national(liberation struggle and in the defense of the country! under the leadershi% of the revolutionary %arty! they will be able to re%el all im%erialist aggressors and safeguard national inde%endence and revolutionary achievements. In order to im%lement the %rinci%le of self(reliant defense! one must have armed forces ca%able of defending one&s country. #uch armed forces must embrace the sons and daughters of the wor ing %eo%le. )n army whose men and commanding officers come from among the wor ers! %easants and other wor ing %eo%le! can guarantee unity between the army and the %eo%le! and between su%eriors and subordinates! and become a truly self(reliant %eo%le&s army which safeguards national inde%endence and revolutionary achievements and serves the %eo%le. If the %rinci%le of self(reliant defense is to be im%lemented! a defense system involving all the %eo%le and the whole country must be established. $he establishment of such a defense system re,uires that the whole of the army must be turned into a cadre army and moderni+ed. Only when the whole army is a cadre army! will it become strong and %rovide the necessary force of commanders and multi%ly its strength in case of need. )nd a moderni+ed army which blends its %olitico(ideological su%eriority with modern technology will become a really uncon,uerable revolutionary army.

In order to set u% an all(%eo%le! all(nation defense system! it is also necessary to arm all the %eo%le and fortify the whole country. When all the %eo%le are under arms and the whole country becomes a fortress! all the %eo%le can be mobili+ed to crush the enemy as soon as it comes into attac from any ,uarter! and defend the country from im%erialist aggression with credit. If the %rinci%le of self(reliant defense is to be im%lemented! the %olitico(ideological su%eriority of the %eo%le&s armed forces should be utili+ed to the ma8imum. $he decisive factor for victory in war does not consist in wea%ons or techni,ues! but in the high %olitical enthusiasm and revolutionary devotion of the army and %o%ular masses who are conscious of the *ustice of their cause. ) noble revolutionary s%irit to fight for the freedom and liberation of the %eo%le! boundless loyalty to the %arty and the leader! a %eerless self(sacrificing s%irit and mass heroism which are e8%ressed in willingly giving u% one&s youth and life for the sa e of the country and revolution! revolutionary comradeshi% between men and officers! their inse%arable lin s with the %eo%le! and voluntary military disci%line (( these are %olitico( ideological su%eriority %eculiar to a %eo%le&s army! a revolutionary army. )s the history of revolutionary wars shows! a revolutionary army which is in firm %olitico(ideological readiness! though armed with inferior wea%ons! can fight and defeat an enemy e,ui%%ed with the latest arms. Indeed %olitico(ideological su%eriority is the essential merit of revolutionary armed forces and the source of their invincibility. It is im%erative! therefore! to nit the army closely from a %olitico(ideological %oint of view and steadily raise its %olitico(ideological level and ensure that im%erialist armies of aggression are defeated by the strength of the %olitico(ideological su%eriority of the revolutionary %eo%le&s armed forces. $he %rinci%le of self(reliant defense! to be im%lemented! re,uires that one must build one&s own defense industry. ) national defense industry is a material guarantee for self(reliant armed forces. Particularly at this time when the 3# and other im%erialists are viciously maneuvering to sub*ugate other countries by offering arms as a bait! and %lundering other %eo%les& resources and ma ing huge %rofits through arms deal! the newly(inde%endent countries should build their own defense industries. $his is of tremendous significance. $rue! it would be difficult for small countries to %roduce all the arms they need. 'ut it would be inadvisable to de%end totally on others for the arms. $hey should build and develo% their own defense industries so that they can %roduce whatever is within their %ower. In order to im%lement the %rinci%le of self(reliant defense! it is essential to consolidate the home front. )s the leader instructed! victory of defeat in modern war de%ends largely on whether or not man%ower and material resources necessary for the war effort are ensured for a long %eriod. If a nation is to be ready to co%e with war! they must build u% ma*or strategic +ones! store u% necessary material reserves! and ma e full %re%arations from the %eace time so as to continue with %roduction even in the case of a contingency.

3%holding the %olicy of building the economy and defense simultaneously! our Party has made good %re%arations both militarily and materially and built u% both the front(line areas and home front to co%e with war. We will continue to fully im%lement the %olicy of self(reliant defense! and thus further strengthen our self(reliant armed forces to be invincible! fight bac any enemy aggression and defend the country and revolutionary achievements faithfully. $./ 40/)$IB/ 7/$.O5 #.O395 '/ )PP9I/5 If we are to carry out the revolution and construction as re,uired by the Juche idea! we should a%%ly the creative method both in ma%%ing out the %olicy! strategy and tactics of the revolution and in im%lementing them. $o a%%ly the creative method to solve all %roblems arising in the revolution and construction in conformity with the actual conditions by relying on the creativity of the %eo%le this is the %rinci%le one should always strictly adhere to in the revolutionary movement. D-@ $./ 7/$.O5 O2 5/P/"5I"1 O" $./ POP39)0 7)##/# $he success of the revolution and construction de%ends! after all! on how the creative efforts of the %o%ular masses are utili+ed. #ince the masses are the decisive force that %ro%els the revolution and construction! one can successfully solve any difficult %roblem and energetically s%eed u% the revolution and construction only when one relies on them. If we are to successfully carry out the revolution and construction by de%ending on the masses! we should ma% out a correct %olicy reflecting their demands and as%irations and ma e it their own. $he masses of the %eo%le now the reality better than anybody else and have a wealth of e8%erience. Only when the will and demands of the broad masses are integrated in a %olicy one is wor ing out! can the %olicy be correct! conform with their as%irations and interests! win their hearty su%%ort and ins%ire them to the struggle. #hould one fail to reflect the will of the masses correctly! one would commit a sub*ective error in guiding the revolution and construction. $hen! one would be unable to enalist their creativity.

One must not only formulate a %olicy mirroring the will and as%irations of the masses but should also bring it home to the masses so as to ma e it their own. )ll the %olicies of the %arty are im%lemented and reali+ed by the %o%ular masses in the long run. When they are ac,uainted with the correctness of %arty %olicy and the %ro%er method to im%lement it! they will acce%t it as vital to them and demonstrate a high degree of enthusiasm and initiative for its fulfillment. If the %olicy is not gras%ed by the masses! it will not %roduce great effect in life. In order to carry out the revolution and construction by drawing on the creative %ower of the %eo%le! it is necessary to unite them into a single %olitical force. $he strength of the masses lies in unity. When they are firmly united! they will demonstrate really ama+ing %ower in the revolutionary struggle and construction wor . If the masses are to be united firmly! it is necessary to %ro%erly combine the class line and mass line. Only when the mass line is correctly carried out while firmly adhering to the class %rinci%le! will it be %ossible to isolate com%letely the hostile elements and build u% the class %osition! and educate and transform ail sections of the masses to unite them and give full sco%e to their creativity in the revolution and construction. If under socialism the class struggle and the wor of strengthening the %eo%le&s unity and solidarity are not combined %ro%erly and 0ightist and =9eftist= deviations are allowed to develo%! it will wea en the unity of the masses! %araly+e their revolutionary +eal and creative %ower and inflict a great loss to the revolution and construction. If the creative %ower of the masses is to be brought into %lay! a struggle must be waged against all outdated things that ham%er innovations. In %articular! it is im%ortant to wage an active struggle against %essimism and conservatism. $his is the only way to give full %lay to the creative %ower of the masses and bring about continuous innovations and u%surge in the revolution and construction. Wides%read mass movements should be launched in the revolution and construction. 7ass movements are a creative way to strengthen the unity and coo%eration of the wor ing masses and give rein to their ine8haustible strength. $hey are a revolutionary method to e8%edite the building of socialism and communism through mass struggle and collective innovations. One can successfully solve any difficult %roblem if one fights off all elements standing in the way of mass movements! brings the consciousness and initiative of the masses into full %lay and organi+es and steadily develo%s mass struggle. What is im%ortant in carrying out the revolution and construction by enlisting the creativity of broad masses is to establish a revolutionary method of wor . /ven if one has a correct %olicy! one would neither be able to %ro%erly mobili+e the masses in its im%lementation nor carry out the revolution and construction successfully! without a revolutionary method of wor .

$he leader created the revolutionary wor method of communists! the Juche method of wor ! as far bac as in the days of the anti(Ja%anese revolutionary struggle. $he Juche wor method enables the masses of the %eo%le to maintain the stand of master of the revolution and construction and fully %lay their role as such. $his wor method is a revolutionary and communist wor method. It enables one always to go among the masses to ac,uire a %rofound understanding of the actual situation and to find correct solutions to the %roblems> it ma es it %ossible for the higher ran s to substantially hel% the lower units! give %recedence to %olitical wor in all wor to get the masses to fulfill the revolutionary tas s of their own accord! and solve without formality all %roblems creatively in a way which is suitable to the s%ecific features and circumstances. $his method of wor always enables one to share life and death and u%s and downs with the masses! stand at their head! set an e8am%le and be modest! sim%le and generous and lead the masses into fully demonstrating their creative initiative. $his Juche wor method is fundamentally o%%osed to the method of moving %eo%le by offering money or using force! or the administrative wor method! the method of command. $he wor ing(class %arty should always hold fast to the revolutionary wor method both before and after the ta eover of %ower and in the revolutionary struggle and construction wor . In %articular! following the ta eover of %ower! it must steadily im%rove and %erfect the wor method in conformity with the develo%ing reality. Only then would it be %ossible to e8%loit fully the revolutionary +eal and creative activity of the masses and vigorously %ush ahead with socialist and communist construction. $hen it would also be %ossible to eliminate bureaucratic and administrative tendencies which are liable to a%%ear in a government %arty. $hat the wor ing(class %arty adheres to the revolutionary wor method of relying on the masses and enacting their creativity! is an im%ortant ,uestion of %rinci%le in the revolution and construction. We must thoroughly a%%ly the revolutionary wor method created by the leader! the great leader&s wor method! and thus give full %lay to the creativity of the masses to accelerate the revolution and construction. D:@ 7/$.O5# #3I$)'9/ $O $./ )4$3)9 #I$3)$IO" $he revolutionary movement demands solving all %roblems in conformity with the changes and develo%ment in the reality and the s%ecific conditions of the country. $he revolutionary struggle for socialism and communism is waged in different conditions of the time and the concrete circumstances of each country. $here is no formula for the revolution and construction that is suitable to all eras and all countries. $herefore! one must always %roceed from the actual situation and creatively solve all %roblems in conformity with it.

If one is to wage the revolutionary struggle in the way which is suitable to one&s own actual situation! one must correctly assess the sub*ective and ob*ective conditions of the revolution in one&s own country and define the line! strategy and tactics in accordance with them. #hould one fail to ta e into good account these conditions! one would fall into sub*ectivism in ma%%ing out the %olicy and would inflict a great loss to the revolution and construction. In the revolutionary struggle greater im%ortance should be attached to the internal factor and the %olitical and ideological factor. One can %romote the revolution as one desires when the internal forces are %re%ared and the masses& level of ideology is high. )lthough other conditions are unfavorable. In defining the %olicy and methods of the revolution! one must regard the internal factor and the %olitical and ideological factor as the main factors and strengthen them to energetically develo% the revolution. If one is to carry out the revolutionary struggle and construction wor in accordance with one&s actual conditions! one must ta e a correct attitude towards the established theories. )s the leader instructed! with regard to the %ro%ositions or formulas of the established theories one must a%%ly them to conform one&s s%ecific conditions and %eculiarities after ta ing into consideration the demands of the time they reflect and the %remises they are based on. ) theory that does not conform with the s%ecific revolutionary %ractice is useless. In the guidance of the revolutionary struggle and construction wor ! the starting %oint is not the %ro%ositions or formulas of the established theories but the actual realities. $he %oint is not whether something conforms with the established theories but whether it conforms with the demands and interests of the masses and the sub*ective and ob*ective conditions of a given %eriod. If something should meet the demands and interests of the %o%ular masses and the sub*ective and ob*ective conditions! one would not need to stic to the e8isting %ro%ositions or formulas. In order to correctly carry out the revolutionary struggle! one must actively in,uire into new %rinci%les and methods of the revolution and construction which are suitable to the historical conditions of the time and one&s concrete situation. In,uiring into new revolutionary %rinci%les and ways to meet the demands of the actual conditions is very urgent in our time. In our era! the revolution and construction are being intensified and develo%ed as never before and many new theoretical and %ractical %roblems are arising. $his demands that the guiding theory! strategy and tactics of the revolution be ma%%ed out in a way which is suitable to the %resent conditions and that the revolutionary theory of the wor ing class be further develo%ed in a creative way. $he theoretical activities of our Party that has originally clarified revolutionary %rinci%les and ways to meet the demands raised by the revolutionary %ractice of our time! constitute a brilliant e8am%le in adhering to the revolutionary %rinci%les of 7ar8ism(9eninism and develo%ing the revolutionary theory of the wor ing class onto a new! higher %lane. ) critical and creative a%%roach to foreign e8%eriences is im%ortant in the revolution and construction.

#uch e8%eriences always reflect the socio(historical conditions and the national %eculiarities of a %articular country. #ome of them are necessary and beneficial to one&s country and suitable to one&s actual conditions but others are not. One must acce%t what is beneficial to one and re*ect what is not. In acce%ting the good e8%eriences of others! one must not swallow them raw but adhere to the stand of changing and modifying them to suit one&s actual conditions. $hough one had better refer to the e8%eriences of others! one must ma e effective use of one&s own e8%eriences as far as %ossible. It is wrong both to try to co%y others blindly and to refuse to learn with an o%en mind from the good e8%eriences of others. $he ,uestion is what should be one&s attitude towards the e8%eriences of others. We are o%%osed to the dogmatic attitude of unconditionally worshi%%ing the e8%eriences of others without demonstrating a creative s%irit and mechanically imitating even that which is not suitable to one&s actual conditions. $his attitude renders it im%ossible to ma% out a correct %olicy conforming to the revolutionary re,uirements of one&s own country and the as%irations of one&s own %eo%le. In the long run! it would ma e it im%ossible to carry out the revolution and construction satisfactorily. $o a%%ly the creative s%irit in solving all %roblems in conformity! with one&s own situation is a scientific and revolutionary method that ma es it %ossible to re*ect flun eyism and dogmatism and successfully carry out the revolution and construction. <@ $./ 7)I" #$0/## #.O395 '/ P9)4/5 O" I5/O9O1; $he %o%ular masses& consciousness of inde%endence %lays a decisive role in the revolutionary movement. $herefore! in the revolution and construction one must %lace the main stress on ideology and give %riority over all wor to the remolding of ideology! the %olitical wor ! which is aimed at raising the consciousness and activeness of the masses. D-@ 1IBI"1 P0IO0I$; $O I5/O9O1I4)9 0/7O95I"1 Ideological remolding is an im%ortant tas to transform %eo%le into genuine men of a communist ty%e. $he leader %ut forward the tas of revolutioni+ing! wor ing(classi+ing and intellectuali+ing all members of society and thus transforming them into communist men of a Juche ty%e! as a ma*or revolutionary tas in modeling the whole society on the Juche idea.

In order to build socialism and communism we must not only develo% the %roductive forces and change the social relations but also transform %eo%le themselves into com%rehensively develo%ed communist men. "o matter how highly the %roductive forces have been develo%ed and how great the material wealth is! one could not claim to have built a communist society unless %eo%le! the masters of society! are transformed into men of a communist ty%e. If we are to train %eo%le to be harmoniously develo%ed communists! inde%endent and creative men! we must e,ui% them with communist ideology and advanced scientific and technical nowledge and hel% them to ac,uire a high cultural level. In %articular! %rimary attention should be directed to the tas of arming %eo%le with communist ideology. $he transforming of man in essence means ideological remolding. $houghts define men&s worth and ,uality and! accordingly! ideological remodeling is of the utmost im%ortance in the transformation of man. Ideological remolding is more difficult than the change of %eo%le&s conditions of material life or the enhancement of their cultural and technical standards. 7an&s ideology de%ends on his socio( economic %osition and the conditions of material life. .owever! it does not change of its own accord with the change of his socio(economic %osition and the material conditions of social life. $he remnants of outdated ideology are very conservative and tenacious. Ideological remolding is a com%le8 and %rotracted tas . It can be successful only through a vigorous struggle. $he remolding of man&s ideology is a far(reaching revolution. It is a struggle to eliminate the remnants of the ofd society in the s%here of man&s ideology for good and arm all the wor ing %eo%le with the %rogressive idea of the wor ing class! the communist idea. It constitutes the basic form of class struggle in socialist society where the e8%loiting classes have been li,uidated. In order to remodel %eo%le in a communist way! even after the establishment of a socialist system we must fight against the %enetration of reactionary ideology and culture by the im%erialists and! at the same time! continue to carry out the ideological revolution to eliminate the remnants of obsolete ideology %ersisting in the minds of the %eo%le and e,ui% them with a new! communist ideology. $he main thing in ideological remolding is the establishment of a revolutionary world outloo ! the outloo on the revolution. If %eo%le are to be transformed into ardent communist revolutionaries who fight devotedly for the cause of socialism and communism! they should ac,uire a correct outloo on the revolution. What an attitude one ta es towards the revolution and how active one is in the revolution de%ends! after all! on one&s outloo on the revolution. $he outloo on the revolution our Party members and wor ing %eo%le should %ossess is the Juche outloo on the revolution. $he Juche outloo on the revolution is the view%oint and attitude to the revolution which %lace the %o%ular masses in the centre> it is a revolutionary s%irit to fight vigorously for the masses.

$he core in the Juche outloo on the revolution is loyalty to the %arty and the leader. $he cause of socialism and communism is started by the leader and is carried out under the guidance of the %arty and the leader. $he revolutionary movement will be victorious only when it follows the guidance of the %arty and the leader. $herefore! to establish a correct outloo on the revolution! one must always %ut the main em%hasis on increasing loyalty to the %arty and the leader. $o ac,uire a correct revolutionary outloo one must firmly e,ui% oneself with revolutionary ideology and theory. $his alone would enable one to correctly understand the laws of revolutionary develo%ment! have confidence in the %ros%ect of the revolution and struggle to the end in any adverse condition without vacillation and hesitation. $o establish a correct outloo on the revolution! one must have communist revolutionary s%irit! $his s%irit is an infinite devotion to give one&s all for the %arty and the leader! the wor ing class and the %eo%le. burning hatred for the enemy of the revolution and an indomitable revolutionary s%irit to resolutely fight to the end without the slightest vacillation in any adverse condition! true to one&s revolutionary %rinci%les. It is a revolutionary s%irit of self(reliance to solve all %roblems by one&s own initiative! braving the difficulties standing in the way of advance! and a strong sense of organi+ation and disci%line to hold most dearly the revolutionary organi+ation and voluntarily observe the rules of the organi+ation. One can be a genuine revolutionary only when one has such a s%irit. When one has made the revolutionary ideas and theories one&s conviction and ac,uired a strong communist revolutionary s%irit! one can say that one has ac,uired a correct outloo on the revolution. Whether one has a correct outloo on the revolution or not is revealed %articularly at a time of severe trials. Peo%le reveal their true nature in adverse circumstances. .e who is determined to be infinitely faithful to the %arty and the leader even if he would have to give u% his life and who remains loyal to his revolutionary %rinci%les on the scaffold! is a true revolutionary with a firm Juche outloo on the revolution. If one is to be a communist revolutionary with a right outloo on the revolution! one must intensify revolutionary studying . #tudying Is the basic means to e,ui% oneself with revolutionary ideas! theories! strategy and tactics. Without studying one would not be able to com%rehend the truth of revolutionary struggle nor have a high level of class view%oint and revolutionary vision. ) revolutionary must always regard studying as his first and foremost duty and continue to do it all his life. #tudying is not merely aimed to ac,uire theory and nowledge. $he revolutionary theory and nowledge one has learned through studying must be turned into one&s conviction. In order to become a communist revolutionary with a correct outloo on the revolution! one must lead a faithful revolutionary organi+ational life. Organi+ational life is a revolutionary mode of life stemming from the essential nature of the communist movement and a school for revolutionary training&. Without this life! %eo%le would be unable to become revolutionaries nor %reserve %olitical integrity. One&s %hysical life is inherited from his %arents. but one&s %olitical life is obtained and develo%ed through organi+ational life.

0evolutionary organi+ational life must always be conducted amidst a strong ideological struggle. Only When an ideological struggle is conducted vigorously along with ideological education. can %eo%le be awa ened and trained %olitically and develo% their ideological and moral ,ualities as a revolutionary to %erfection. $he wor ing(class %arty should always hold fast to the revolutionary organi+ational life and train %eo%le to be ardent communists in the crucible of ideological struggle. In order to become a communist revolutionary with a %ro%er revolutionary outloo . one must train oneself in the revolutionary %ractice. $he revolutionary is hardened ideologically and in will %ower and ac,uires the revolutionary ,ualities and traits in the course of the revolutionary %ractice. 4lass struggle is the most acute revolutionary struggle. In the course of class struggle %eo%le heighten their class consciousness. become able to correctly tell friend from foe and ac,uire an uncom%romising fighting s%irit against class enemies. $he struggle for socialist economic construction is also an im%ortant revolutionary struggle. )ctive %artici%ation in the struggle for %roduction and construction is the only way to ac,uire confidence in the *ustice and victory of the cause of socialism and communism as well as genuinely revolutionary s%irit and traits of the wor ing class. $hrough revolutionary study and organi+ational life and through revolutionary %ractice we should train the Party members and wor ing %eo%le to become Juche(ins%ired communist revolutionaries with a firm Juche outloo on the revolution and genuine revolutionary fighters who will fight with devotion for the consummation of the Juche revolutionary cause started by the leader. D:@ 1IBI"1 P0/4/5/"4/ $O PO9I$I4)9 WO0K 2or a successful im%lementation of the revolutionary tas s. %olitical wor aimed at educating and rousing the %eo%le into action. should be given %riority over all other wor . #ince the revolution and construction are carried out by the %eo%le. success in the revolutionary struggle and in building socialism and communism de%ends. after all! on the wor among the %eo%le. Wor among the %eo%le is! in essence. a %olitical wor and wor to enhance their ideology. 1iving %recedence to %olitical wor ! the wor among %eo%le! means e,ui%%ing the %o%ular masses with %arty %olicy and arousing their revolutionary +eal before all other wor so that the masses themselves will demonstrate a high degree of consciousness and activity to carry out the revolutionary struggle and construction wor successfully. 'y its nature! the revolution is a voluntary struggle. One stages a revolution either on orders from others nor to obtain some remuneration> one is motivated to stage a revolution by one&s own %olitical belief and self( consciousness. $herefore! the %rinci%le that should be consistently adhered to in the

revolutionary struggle is to give %riority to %olitical wor to heighten the consciousness and activity of the %eo%le. 1iving %recedence to %olitical wor is a demand arising from the essential nature of the socialist system. 3nli e in a ca%italist society where the %o%ular masses are e8%loited and o%%ressed! in a socialist society where the masses are masters of everything! it is essential to rely on their high %olitical consciousness and revolutionary enthusiasm. Only when %olitical wor is given %riority to enhance the wor ing %eo%le&s conscious +eal as masters of the revolution! will it be %ossible to give full %lay to the su%eriority of the socialist system and vigorously %romote socialist construction. 1iving %recedence to %olitical wor does not im%ly neglecting administrative and business affairs or technical and economic wor . )s the leader instructed! administrative and business affairs and technical and economic wor should be correctly combined with %olitical wor while giving %recedence to the latter. $he building of socialism and communism is a highly organi+ed underta ing which involves the whole society and is conducted in a %lanned manner. $his is com%le8 wor which is based on modern science and technology. 7eticulous administrative and organi+ational wor and scientific technical and economic wor are indis%ensable for the building of socialism and communism. )nd yet! these will be successful only when %riority is given to %olitical wor . "o revolutionary tas could be successful if one should neglect %olitical wor and get himself involved only in technical and economic business. In order to mobili+e the masses to socialist construction successfully! we should %lace our main em%hasis on %olitical and moral incentive and correctly combine this with material incentive. $he essential feature of socialist society lies in its communist character. $he %olitical and moral incentive is derived from the communist character of socialist society and is aimed at strengthening it. )s a matter of fact! socialist society is of a transitional character. $herefore! the socialist %rinci%le of distribution according to the ,uality and ,uantity of wor done should be enforced in this society! and the material incentive should not be ignored. .owever! neglecting the %olitical and moral incentive and %lacing the main em%hasis on the material incentive runs counter to the essential character of socialist society. $his is a very dangerous and harmful tendency. It fosters selfishness among the wor ing %eo%le and ma es them mercenary and ac,uisitive. In the final analysis! it undermines the socialist system and the revolutionary achievements. 3nder socialism the %olitical and moral incentive should be the first %recedence in all circumstances. $he essential su%eriority of the socialist system lies in the fact that the %o%ular masses! who have become the masters of everything! consciously wor in firm unity for the country and the %eo%le! for the society and the collective. Only when the main stress is %laced on the %olitical and moral Incentive! will it be %ossible to stimulate the masses into demonstrating conscious enthusiasm in wor with a correct %osition and attitude as befitting the masters of the country and the revolution. Political wor should be done through %ersuasion and education. $his is wor among %eo%le! wor to rouse their ideology! $he bureaucratic method e8%ressed in giving orders and shouting commands can never rouse the conscious +eal of %eo%le. Only %ersuasion and education aimed at

reasoning with and admonishing %eo%le will be able to e,ui% them with revolutionary ideas! give full %lay to their revolutionary +eal and ine8haustible creative %ower and forge closer lin s between the %arty and the masses. Political wor should be done in an original way by a%%lying various forms and methods. $his Is creative wor which is conducted under different conditions and circumstances> it is wor among the %eo%le at different levels and with different characteristics. $herefore! there cannot be a uniform formula or a set %attern in this wor . It must be done in a way which is suitable to the actual situation with diverse forms and methods and in an effective and %ositive way. Political wor must be conducted in such a way that the masses regard it as their own affair. #ince it is wor to educate and rouse broad sections of the masses into action! it cannot be done with the efforts of only a few %eo%le. )s a matter of %rinci%le! all revolutionaries should be %olitical wor ers and educators and organi+ers of the masses. )s the leader e8%lained! the method of one %erson rousing ten %ersons into action! ten a hundred and a hundred a thousand through education. is a su%erior method in enacting many %eo%le in %olitical wor and turning it into a struggle which concerns the masses themselves Political wor must be closely combined with revolutionary %ractice! $he ma*or ob*ective of this wor is to im%lement the revolutionary tas s successfully. #uccess in this wor must find e8%ression in the actual result of the revolution and construction and must be a%%raised by it. Political wor which is alien to the revolutionary tas s and which is not hel%ful to the revolution and construction is futile. We should continue to adhere strictly to the %rinci%le of giving %riority to %olitical wor ! whose correctness and vitality have been %roved by the revolutionary %ractice! and thus build socialism and communism faster and better. ? $./ .I#$O0I4 #I1"I2I4)"4/ O2 $./ J34./ I5/) $he Juche idea is e8erting a great influence on the ideological life of humanity and on the revolutionary changes of the world. It is gaining strong sym%athy from %eo%le all over the world and giving a %owerful im%etus to the contem%orary historic movement which is as%iring to 4ha*usong. $he Juche idea has become an acce%ted contem%orary thought! and Its attraction and im%ortance in affecting changes increase with the %rogress of history. It gives us a genuinely revolutionary world outloo of our time! the Juche age. $his constitutes a ma*or historic contribution made by the Juche idea to the develo%ment of humanity&s thin ing and to the cause of liberation of man ind . Peo%le&s notions of the world and their views on and a%%roach towards it have develo%ed down through long history.

$he history of the world outloo was a history of struggle between two conflicting %hiloso%hical currents! that is! between materialism and idealism! between dialectics and meta%hysics. In this struggle 7ar8ism signaled the victory of materialism and dialectics. $he emergence of the 7ar8ist materialistic dialectical world outloo was a reflection of the contem%orary re,uirements. $he a%%earance of the wor ing class on the arena of history ushered in a new era in human history. $he new historical conditions under which the revolution against ca%ital had started! urgently demanded a revolutionary idea which would bring home the inevitability of the downfall of ca%italism and the trium%h of socialism to the wor ing class who had risen u% in struggle. $he most im%ortant ,uestion in this was to van,uish the idealism and meta%hysics which had sanctified the domination of reactionary ca%ital and %reached its eternity! and to elaborate a scientific world outloo of the wor ing class. $he materialistic dialectical world outloo came into being as a reflection of this re,uirement of the times. $he %rogress of the times is accom%anied by the develo%ment of& the world outloo . $he steady e8%ansion and develo%ment of the revolution which started with the emergence of the wor ing class! gave birth to a new age when the wor ing masses who had so far been the ob*ect of& history a%%eared as its masters. $he new age that witnessed the a%%earance of the wor ing class and other wor ing masses as a great force controlling the world! demanded the evolvement of a new world outloo which would enable them to become masters of their own destiny! sha%ing it in an inde%endent and creative way! and to reali+e successfully the historic cause of national liberation! class emanci%ation and human freedom. $his historic tas was brilliantly accom%lished with the evolution of the Juche idea. $he Juche idea which elucidates the world outloo of a new age Is fresh and uni,ue in its %hiloso%hical %rinci%le that forms its foundation. In the %ast the relations between substance and consciousness! between being and thin ing were regarded as the basic ,uestion of %hiloso%hy. $he 7ar8ist materialistic %rinci%le concerning the %riority of substance and being gave a scientific solution to this ,uestion. #ince the ,uestion of the worldAs origin had been made clear by the materialistic view%oint! the Juche idea raised a new %roblem concerning the %osition and role of man in the world as the basic ,uestion of %hiloso%hy and gave an answer to the ,uestion of who is the master of the world. $he %hiloso%hical %rinci%le of the Juche idea which clarifies the %osition and role of man as master of the world is based on a new elucidation of man. $he ,uestion on man had been also discussed a great deal by %receding %hiloso%hies! but it was confined mostly to abstract views on %ure man! to the e8clusion of social relations. $he ,uestion of man&s substance in social relations was raised and made clear by 7ar8ism. 4onsidering man in social relations the Juche idea cast a new light on his essential features. It e8%ounded that man is a social being with 4ha*usong! creativity and consciousness! and thus gave a %erfect %hiloso%hical elucidation of man. $he clarification by the Juche idea of the

%hiloso%hical %rinci%le that man is the master of everything and decides everything! on the basis of the scientific e8%lanation of man as a social being! was a %hiloso%hical discovery which brought about a new change in the world outloo . $he idea that man is the master of everything and decides everything! in other words! the idea that man is the master of the world and his own destiny and is the transformer of the world and the sha%er of his destiny! is fundamentally o%%osed to idealism and meta%hysics. Idealism leads to mystical theory that the world and man&s destiny are controlled by the su%ernatural =might=! while meta%hysics leads to the fatalistic belief that everything in the world is immutable and! accordingly! man must be obedient to his %redetermined destiny. $he idea that man is the master of the world and his own destiny and is able to transform the world and sha%e his destiny! is based on the %remise of the materialistic and dialectical view%oint which denies mysticism and fatalism. $he Juche idea uni,uely defined the domination of the world by man who Is the highest( develo%ed %roduct in the material world! as well as the %rinci%les of its transformation and %rogress! thus shedding a new light on the foundation of the world outloo . $he world outloo based on the %hiloso%hical %rinci%le of Juche is a world outloo which is centred on man. $here have been various ty%es of world outloo in history! but there was none that clearly indicated the view%oint and stand on the world %lacing man at the center. /ven the materialists who in the %ast had regarded the world as a material ob*ect! to say nothing of the idealists who considered it as a world of ideas or s%irit! could not %ut forward the view%oint and a%%roach towards the world with man at the centre. $he Juche idea defined man as the master who dominates the world! not merely as %art of it! and thus established a new world outloo which! unli e %receding ones! regards the world and its changes and %rogress with man! its master! at the centre. $he Juche view%oint and stand on the world with man in the central %lace %rovide a sure guarantee for the inde%endent and creative cognitional activities and %ractice of man who transforms the world and sha%es his destiny. $he Juche idea which clearly showed the man(centred view%oint and stand towards the world %rovided a new view of social history. In the years %rior to 7ar8ism! even those who had advocated materialism or dialectics adhered to the idealistic stand towards social history. 7ar8ism made it clear that! li e nature! society belongs to the material world and changes and develo%s in accordance with the general laws that govern the develo%ment of this world. In this way it dis%roved the idealistic view on social history. While admitting the general laws of the %rogress of the material world which affect social history! the Juche idea e8%ounded the laws which are %eculiar to social history. $herein lies a great service the Juche idea rendered in %erfecting the wor ing(class outloo on social history. $he %rinci%le of social history that the sub*ect of history is the masses of the %eo%le! that socio( historical movements are their inde%endent and creative movements and that their consciousness of inde%endence %lays the decisive role in the revolutionary struggle! forms the basic content of

the Juche(based view of history. $his %rovides a new elucidation on the essence! character and motive force of socio(historical movement! the movement of the sub*ect. $he Juche idea established the new view%oint and stand which see historical develo%ment and social revolution with the %o%ular masses! the sub*ect! at the center. $he Juche idea which clearly indicated the man(centred world outloo and the view of social history brought about a great change in the develo%ment of world outloo . $he revolutionary world outloo of the wor ing class had been established by 7ar8ism for the first time! and it was develo%ed by the Juche idea onto a new! higher %lane for its %erfection. $he Juche idea! the revolutionary world outloo re%resenting a new era in history! the Juche age! is rightly leading the onward movement of man ind as%iring to inde%endence and sovereignty! socialism and communism. while swee%ing away all the reactionary and counter(revolutionary currents of thoughts. It mar ed a new! higher stage in the develo%ment of the wor ing(class revolutionary theory. $herein lies another historic contribution of the Juche idea to the revolutionary cause of the wor ing class and the cause of liberation of humanity. )n age had %assed and the revolutionary movement had gone a long way since the birth of the revolutionary theory of the wor ing class. 0evolutionary %ractice in the new era demanded that the revolutionary theory be develo%ed in a way which was suitable to new historic conditions. $he Juche idea %ro%ounded the basic %rinci%le of revolution that the masses of the %eo%le are masters and the motive force of the revolution and construction and! on this basis! rendered it %ossible to evolve new revolutionary theories re,uired by our time. $he Juche idea is the sound basis on which to develo% the revolutionary theory of the Juche age. 5evelo%ing revolutionary theory on the basis of this idea means e8%ounding the %rinci%les and laws of revolutionary movements with the wor ing masses! the masters of revolution and construction! at the centre. 5evelo%ing a revolutionary theory with the wor ing %eo%le at the centre is a re,uirement of revolutionary movements in the Juche age. In our time when the wor ing masses have established themselves as the masters of the world and when revolutionary struggles are being waged with a far(reaching sco%e on the strength of their consciousness of inde%endence and creativeness! the %rinci%les and laws of revolutionary movements can be elucidated correctly only by develo%ing a revolutionary theory with the wor ing %eo%le at the centre. 'y this method the Juche idea has made it %ossible to fully elaborate on the revolutionary theory aimed at reali+ing 4ha*usong for the wor ing masses> and it has consummated the revolutionary theories of the wor ing class to include those on national liberation! class emanci%ation and human freedom! and to be a %erfect communist theory of social and natural transformation and human remolding.

Placing the wor ing masses at the centre in the develo%ment of a revolutionary theory is a sure guarantee for evolving the revolutionary theory and strategy and tactics in accordance with the true characteristic of the revolutionary movement. /very revolutionary movement is an underta ing for and b the wor ing %eo%le. $herefore! a revolutionary theory and y strategy and tactics should naturally cham%ion their interests and enhance their role! It can be said that the value of a theory de%ends on how well it advocates the interests of the %o%ular masses! and that the effectiveness of strategy and tactics de%ends on how well they enhance the role of the masses. 'y basing itself on the 4ha*usong! creativity and consciousness of the masses! the Juche idea made it %ossible to evolve the theory! strategy and tactics which would cham%ion their basic interests and %rovide the %ro%er way to give rein to their high revolutionary +eal and ine8haustible creativeness. $his is how the revolutionary theory of the wor ing class has become most %owerful and able to cham%ion the interests of the wor ing masses thoroughly and enhance their role to the utmost. $he Juche idea serves as a guideline which shows a correct a%%roach to the %receding revolutionary theories. $hese wor ing(class theories were advanced on the %remise of the conditions and tas s of the %ast times which were different from today! but they have a community of class idea and mission with the revolutionary theory based on the Juche idea. 'y laying down the %rinci%le of creatively a%%roaching the e8isting theories and e8%eriences! the Juche idea ma es it %ossible to a%%ly and develo% the %receding revolutionary theories to suit the re,uirements of revolutionary %ractice in our time. In %articular! it maintains the %osition of firmly defending and reali+ing the 4ha*usong of the wor ing class and other wor ing masses! and thus ma es it %ossible to accurately identify and eliminate all inds of o%%ortunism! including revisionism which gives u% the cause of revolution halfway or denies class struggle! and u%hold the class %rinci%le and the s%irit of uninterru%ted revolution in the revolutionary theories of the wor ing class. $he Juche revolutionary theory is the genuinely revolutionary theory of the wor ing class in the Juche era and is the undying communist revolutionary theory which will be ever(victorious along with the struggle for the 4ha*usong of the wor ing masses. ) great idea gives rise to great %ractice. $he great Juche idea which throws a new light on the %hiloso%hical %rinci%le and on the laws of socio(historical movement! the revolutionary movement! and gives scientific elucidation of the guiding %rinci%les of revolution and construction! has brought about a tremendous change in revolutionary %ractice. $he Juche idea has been brilliantly a%%lied! above all! to the Korean revolution and has won a great victory. $he Korean revolution is guided by the Juche idea! and all its victories would be inconceivable without this idea. 3nder the banner of the Juche idea! the Korean revolution could get rid of its birth(%ains caused by flun eyism and dogmatism d has been able to trium%hantly advance on the arduous road of struggle! getting over various difficulties and trials.

$he Juche idea has led the revolution and construction straight along the new road which had never been trodden by others before! $he Korean revolution has %aved an absolutely correct %ath for national liberation in a colony and o%ened a short cut to socialism! It has created a best socialist new life which the world&s %eo%le call a =model of socialism=! and !E . successfully %ioneering the untrodden %ath to socialism and communism. 'ecause the Juche idea illuminates the way! we have been able to advance along the shortest route and thus achieve in a brief %eriod of time a great victory in the struggle for inde%endence! sovereignty and socialism! a success which is ama+ing to the world. $he Juche idea has become a solemn reality in our country. $he history(ma ing changes and great creations wor ed out by our %eo%le are %recious fruit of this idea. Bery %roud and honored by the brilliant victory and results attained under the banner of the Juche idea! our %eo%le are now struggling for the historic cause of transforming the whole society in accordance with this idea. 'ecause it reflects the common as%iration of the world&s %eo%le to 4ha*usong! the Juche idea is e8erting a great influence on the contem%orary revolutionary movements to build a new world of inde%endence. It has o%ened u% a new revolutionary road! a broad avenue along which to advance the revolution in an inde%endent and creative manner. Our era! when the revolutionary movement is ma ing %rogress through diverse forms with the national state as one unit! demands that the %eo%le of each country %ro%erly %lay the role of masters with a high degree of awareness that they are the masters of revolution. $his is more urgent since there is the influence of wrong ideologies such as worshi% of& great %owers and dogmatism. 'y clearly showing how to stage a revolution in an inde%endent and creative manner! the Juche idea has enabled the %eo%le of each country to have a strong sense of res%onsibility& as the masters of the revolution ridding themselves of the fetters of all outdated thought> ham%ering inde%endent %rogress> and it has also hel%ed them to wor out a %olicy which is suitable to the actual conditions in their country! according to their own views and belief! and to e8%loit their own creativeness to %ush ahead with the revolution. $he o%ening u% of the way to stage a revolution in an inde%endent and creative manner has encouraged the %eo%le in different conditions of history and at different stages of develo%ment to carry on! confident of victory! the vigorous struggle to achieve national liberation and class emanci%ation and build socialism and communism. $he Juche idea has %aved a new road of the international communist movement advancing on the basis of 4ha*usong! and has brought about a new era of %rogress in international relations. $he communist movement is an inde%endent movement of the %arty and %eo%le in every country aimed at doing away with all ty%es of sub*ugation and ine,uality and becoming the true masters of their destiny. #o there should be neither su%erior(subordinate relations nor master(servant relations in this movement. 4ha*usong is the life and soul for every country and %eo%le! and no relations of

domination and submission! order and obedience could be %ermitted between them. $he Juche idea defined 4ha*usong as the fundamental %rinci%le of the relations between %arties and between countries! and thus hel%ed towards a change in the international communist movement and the develo%ment of international relations. $oday the %rinci%le of 4ha*usong is dis%laying still greater vitality as a steadfast %rinci%le that guarantees the international communist movement and determines the relationshi% between the 4ommunist and Wor ers& Parties. It also serves as a recogni+ed %rinci%le of develo%ment of state relations among newly(inde%endent countries and many countries of the world with different social systems and as a %owerful wea%on against the im%erialists who sub*ugate other nations and im%ose ine,uality u%on them. Indeed ! the Juche idea is an immortal banner of struggle! a banner of victory! for the %o%ular masses in their endeavor to create a new world and sha%e their own destiny. FFF Our Party and %eo%le who have traversed the glorious %ath of struggle and victory over half a century following the banner of the Juche idea under the guidance of the great leader! should hold high this banner in future! too! and fight on energetically. Our revolution has not as yet ended. We are still confronted with com%licated and difficult revolutionary tas s. Only when we continue with our struggle u%holding the banner of the Juche idea! will we be able to overcome all difficulties and trials! s%eed u% national reunification and achieve final victory in the cause of socialism and communism. We should e,ui% ourselves more firmly with the Juche idea and thoroughly im%lement the Party&s %olicies! its embodiment! and thus successfully reali+e our Party&s %rogramme to model the whole society on the Juche idea. If we are to model the whole society on the Juche idea we should ensure that all Party members and wor ing %eo%le are firmly e,ui%%ed with the Juche idea and staunchly fight on anywhere! anytime along the road indicated by the Juche id ea. #cientific and theoretical activities are intended to %erform an im%ortant role in e,ui%%ing the Party members and wor ing %eo%le with the Juche idea and materiali+ing it. 1iving %riority to the study and dissemination of the Juche idea is a %recondition for e,ui%%ing them firmly with the Juche(oriented revolutionary world outloo and for fully a%%lying the Juche idea to the revolution and construction! )ll scientists and theoreticians should ee% in mind their heavy res%onsibility and bring about a new u%surge in studying and %ro%agating the Juche idea. In the social science sector they should ma e a %rofound study of the Juche idea and the ideas and theories clarified by it.

#ocial scientists should study the fundamentals and guiding %rinci%les of the Juche idea! as well as all the ideas and theories illuminated by it! in a com%rehensive manner. $hey should also ma e a %rofound study of the achievements and e8%erience our Party gained in the revolution and construction by a%%lying the Juche idea. Our social science should give correct! scientific and theoretical solutions to the urgent %roblems arising in revolutionary %ractice. Wor ers in this sector should intensify the study of the Juche idea. with the main em%hasis being laid on the solution of these %ractical %roblems! so that correct! scientific and theoretical solutions are %rovided for all %roblems arising in the revolution and construction. $he Juche idea has o%ened u% a wide vista for the develo%ment of all s%heres of social science on a new foundation. We should steadily intensify and im%rove scientific research with the Juche idea as an ideological! theoretical and methodological basis and thus enrich all branches of social science with new results. /ducation in the Juche idea should be intensified. Our educational institutions are the seat for the education in the Juche idea! and our school education should be consistent with the Juche idea throughout. )ll educational institutions should radically im%rove the ,uality of education in the Juche idea. $he students should thus be trained to become %ersonnel who have ac,uired a basic outline of the Juche(based revolutionary world outloo in their senior middle school days and who have been firmly e,ui%%ed with the Juche(based revolutionary world outloo when they graduate from universities and colleges. In %articular! universities and colleges should intensify the education of the Juche thought and theory. $hey should %ro%erly combine the education to establish the world outloo with the education to give s%eciali+ed nowledge! #ocial science faculties in universities and colleges should hel% the students to ac,uire fully the revolutionary world outloo of Juche and! at the same time! training in their s%ecialties should be im%roved so as to %roduce good e8%erts firmly e,ui%%ed with the Juche thought and theory. We should intensify the studying of the Juche idea among the cadres! Party members and wor ing %eo%le. $he dissemination of information about Party theories is wor to ac,uaint them fully with the Juche thought and theory. $he Juche idea is %riceless Ideological %abulum for genuine Juche revolutionaries to maintain their %olitical integrity. In order to become such a revolutionary everyone should %rofoundly study the Juche idea.

)ll leading officials! Party members and wor ing %eo%le should always study hard to ac,uire the Juche thought and theory and thus ma e them an integral %art of themselves. #cientists and theoreticians and men of the %ress should write many e8cellent boo s and articles which give %rofound e8%lanations of the Juche thought and theory. $hey should thus actively contribute to firmly e,ui%%ing the leading officials! the Party members and the wor ing %eo%le with the Juche idea. In the sector of science and theory they should strengthen the struggle against reactionary bourgeois ideas and all inds of o%%ortunist ideological trends and staunchly defend the %urity of the Juche idea. Wor ers in this sector should shar%ly e8%ose the reactionary nature and harmfulness of all hostile ideologies which run counter to the Juche idea and strictly %revent even the slightest non(class! non(revolutionary ideological elements from infiltrating into our ran s. )ll our scientists and theoreticians should uncom%romisingly combat the reactionary! counter(revolutionary ideological trends including bourgeois ideas! feudal(4onfucian ideas! revisionism! flun eyism and dogmatism. $hey should thwart the maneuvers of all sorts of reactionaries and o%%ortunists and staunchly defend the Juche idea. Our scientists and theoreticians should ma e the great Juche idea their firm belief and should ensure that all scientific and theoretical activities are geared to studying and %ro%agating! defending and materiali+ing the Juche thought and theory> they should also e8%lain and disseminate the greatness and validity of the Juche idea broadly and %rofoundly. #ocial scientists and theoreticians! the %ossessors and %ro%agators of %rogressive ideas! %lay a tremendous role in the revolution and construction. l believe that our Party&s scientists and theoreticians will ee% in mind their mission and duty as the active advocates and %ro%agandists of the Juche idea and ma e an e8cellent contribution to the struggle for the ultimate attainment of the revolutionary cause of& Juche. Co(yright ) #%%& The *eo(le+s Korea! ,ll rights reser-ed!