The basic factor in defining the greatness of a nation lies in how great its leader is.
Leader Kim Jong Il said:
“It is only when the masses have a preeminent leader and receive his leadership that they make up the independent driving force of history and become a great nation capable of shaping their destiny independently and creatively.”
The greatness of a nation is that of the leader who leads the nation.
A nation is not great even though it has a time-honored history, large territory and big population but can be great when it is under the guidance of a great leader.
First, only by a leader, a nation can become the nation with great guiding idea.
As man’s value is defined by his idea, a nation’s greatness is defined by how great her guiding idea is.
A nation without a correct guiding idea would suffer from failure, setback and ruin like the fact that a ship without a compass would be sunk while drifting about and running on a rock. In order to become a great nation shaping her destiny successfully, every nation should have a great guiding idea illuminating its road to advance.
Leader provides with scientific guiding ideology by reflecting correctly the independent desire and requirements of a nation and the law of historical development, thus enabling the nation to develop into the great one advancing along the road of glory and victory without failures and setbacks.
Next, only by a leader, a nation can become the most powerful nation closely united as one political force.
Unity is source of strength and guarantee of all victories. A nation is the most comprehensive and solid social collective and her strength is great, but she cannot display her might properly when her members fail to be united as one political force.
Leader founds a party and mass political organizations including broad members of the nation and unites them firmly as one political force. Thus the nation displays her might to the full as a powerful collective rallied firmly behind party and leader.
Next, only by a leader, a nation can become the proud nation who leads a valuable and worthwhile life in a progressive social system.
The progressive social system providing a nation with a worthwhile life is the socialist system.
With noble love for his people and nation leader builds up socialist system that is responsible for and takes care of the destiny of all members of the nation, thus making them lead the most valuable and worthwhile life in the efforts for national prosperity while helping wit
Thanks to great Kim ll Sung whom we greeted and held as the leader for the first time in the several thousand-year-long history, our nation was able to become the most dignified and powerful Kim Il Sung nation by putting an end to the history of national suffering, and today is exalting the honor of being the great Kim Il Sung nation under the leadership of great Comrade Kim Jong Il.
Indeed, it is the great fortune and glory for a nation to have the great leader and be guided by him.
