"When he was 14, Comrade Kim Il Sung, nursing
a burning desire and firm resolve to fight the Japanese imperialists
and attain independence for the country at all costs, went to north-east
China where his father was engaged in the revolutionary struggle. Unable
to suppress his indignation, he called the masses to the anti-Japanese
struggle by fervent speeches filled with wrath. The profound political
knowledge and great magnaminity of Comrade Kim Il Sung brought large
numbers of children and youths to rally around him. Thus already at
that time Comrade Kim Il Sung was widely known among the masses and
their attention was focused on him."
"The immortal exploits performed by Comrade
Kim Il Sung in leading the Korean revolution to victory in the teeth
of grave difficulties, his tremendous contributions to the development
of the international communist movement and world revolution, the great
revolutionary ideas, original theories and methods contained in his
brilliant works, and experiences accumulated by him - all these constitute
a priceless asset and rich treasure for the victory of socialism and
communism. For his great exploits Comrade Kim Il Sung now enjoys absolute
trust and respect not only of the Korean people but also of numerous
revolutionaries and revolutionary peoples of the world. The Korean people
feel immensely happy and honoured to have Comrade Kim Il Sung as their
brilliant Leader and to live, work and fight as his revolutionary soldiers,
and they speak of it proudly to the whole world. Invincible are the
Korean people who are under the wise leadership of the respected and
beloeved Leader of the 40 million Korean people Comrade Kim Il Sung,
the peerless patriot, national hero, ever-victorious iron-willed brilliant
commander and one of the outstanding leaders of the international communist
and working class movements."
