Great Statesman (1)

The struggle of the masses of the people for the cause of independence can only win when it is led by a great statesman.

Therefore, the mankind yearned for a genuine statesman. Then who is such a great statesman?

Prof. Kido Mataichi of the Souka University, Japan visited Pyongyang in 1976 and had an interview with President Kim Il Sung. He said:

“The worth of a genuine statesman and leader of a state lies in his high regard to a man and masses of the people and belief in their strength and his ability of enlisting it. Unfortunately I could not find such a leader of the people among the many I had met so far. However, I have had the honour of meeting President   Kim Il Sung who created the Juche idea and had the Juche-oriented leadership art. If somebody asks me now who is the most excellent among the statesmen and state leaders of the world, I would not hesitate to answer that he is none other than PresidentKim Il Sung.”

Kanemaru Sin, former Japanese Deputy Prime Minister and head of the delegation of the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan who visited Pyongyang in 1990, said on a formal occasion:

“I had an opportunity of interviewing President Kim Il Sung during the recent visit to Korea. It was the greatest honour we had ever received. While listening to him, I heartily felt that a statesman had to have a political thinking as he had and learnt a great deal.”