The basic principle of revolution is, in a word, that the masses of the people are masters and the motive force in the revolution and construction.
General Secretary Kim Jong Il said.
“The Juche idea propounded the basic principle of revolution that the masses of the people are masters and the motive force of the revolution and construction and, on this basis, rendered it possible to evolve new revolutionary theories required by our time.”
This principle elucidates the philosophical principle that man is the master of everything and decides everything. This is the essence of the Juche idea.
The basic principle of revolution is, above all, that the people are masters in the revolution and construction. This shows the position of the people in the revolution and construction. This is the work for the popular masses and to be carried out by themselves in the revolution and construction.
The basic aim of the revolution and construction is to free the people from all kinds of subjugation and fetters and make them enjoy independent and creative lives. Therefore the people are masters of the revolution and construction with deep interests in them. Since it is the work for the people, they should carry out this work in a responsible way.
Only when they wage struggles, will they be able to enjoy independent life as masters of their destiny, free from all subjugation and fetters.
The basic principle of revolution is also that the masses are motive forces in the revolution and construction. This clarifies the masses’ role in the revolution and construction. It is the people, the subject, not the objective conditions that play decisive role in the revolution and construction.
They have urgent interests in the revolution and construction and also revolutionary ability, creative capability that enables to advance them. There is no more powerful force in the world than their revolutionary ability and creative ability. Only when they are organized correctly, can they overcome trials and advance the revolution and construction to victory even in the difficult and complex conditions.
Thus, the popular masses are masters and motive force in the revolution and construction. This is the basic principle of the revolution and on that basis the revolutionary theory of Juche has been evolved and systematized.
