"We will continue to work patiently to achieve peace on the Korean Peninsula and regional stability. But if invasive outsiders and provocateurs touch us even slightly, we will not be forgiving in the l…"

"We should make the whole country seethe with a revolutionary spirit and passion for creation."

"The world will soon witness what a great victory the Korean people will achieve by strengthening their national power in all fields."

"Our people have always been grateful to our Party, but it is none other than themselves who surely deserve a bow of gratitude."

"Our people have placed trust, as high as the sky and as deep as the sea, in me, but I have failed to always live up to it satisfactorily. I am really sorry for that."