Comrades,
It is an honour for me to speak to you today as we celebrate the 113th anniversary of the great leader and president Kim Il Sung, whose intelligence, wisdom, creativity and love for his people led to the Korean people's victory. These attributes, combined with his indomitable will and courage, led him to unite and organise the advanced anti-imperialist workers and peasants to kick out imperialism and build socialism of a new type.
As a necessary part of winning the struggle against imperialism, comrade Kim Il Sung had to develop the field of Marxism and scientific socialism to adapt to the unique circumstances in Korea and the historical state of world socialism, including great successes but also failures, often related to ideology and revisionism. The result was the birth of the Juche philosophy and the foundations of Songun philosophy, which his successor, generalissimo Kim Jong Il, fully developed. His great work laid the path that the great leaders Kim Jong Il and Kim Jong Un have followed and extended to lead the Korean nation to an incredible state of technological and cultural development despite the never-ending attack by US imperialism.
The Juche philosophy that Kim Il Sung developed, building on top of previous socialist ideology and historical struggles, opened a new era in socialist ideology and development. It taught us the importance of belief and confidence in the unbounded creativity and capabilities of our own people and our own nation. It taught us the incredible role of spirit and ideology in the final result of any struggle between socialism and imperialism. It taught us that man is the centre of everything and that self-reliance, independence and dignity are undeniable consequences of that fact, leading to a national commitment to these principles. Juche built on previous socialist development but was a fundamentally original contribution. Its focus on independence and creativity highlighted the importance of rejecting dogma and flunkeyism, aspects that were critical in the victory of Korean socialism over imperialism, as we saw recently in the great film 72 hours.
On this day, while celebrating comrade Kim Il Sung's life, we can recognise that the Juche philosophy of self-reliance, independence and sovereignty has never been more critical. In Britain, our dependence on foreign sources of energy and goods leaves us incredibly vulnerable to insecurity due to fluctuations in price and availability. The ruling bourgeoisie has destroyed our industry, making us entirely dependent on others, like children.
This process has hurt not just our material security. It has hurt our spirit and psychology, surrounding us with pessimism. We must study Juche and help the workers of our nation understand we have everything on this island and within ourselves to survive and thrive, that we must trust in our creativity and capabilities and that we must rebuild our industries and our communities and collectively regain mastery of our destiny on this land.
I pay my respects to the towering achievements of great leader Kim Il Sung and express my gratitude for what he gave the world proletarian movement for socialism; for independence, sovereignty and an end to exploitation. He has passed, but he remains a great inspiration to all who study his work. May we work hard to spread the great knowledge he left us and emancipate ourselves from slavery under imperialism.
Long live Generalissimo and President Kim Il Sung!
Long live the Juche idea
Long live People’s Korea!
Manse!
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