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Characteristics Unique to Our StateThe characteristics unique to our state is, first of all, that it is a dignified people’s country where the people-oriented character has thoroughly been ensured.Our Republic firmly guarantees in a systematic way that the popular masses get hold of the state power and production means and lead a valuable and happy life as true masters of political life and true enjoyers of economic and cultural life.It is the proud reality which can be witnessed only in our Republic where the popular masses are the masters of everything that the most popular systems of education and public health are held fast to and the high goal of making all the people well-versed in science and technology is attained in whatever trials and hardship.Our Republic invariably enforces the most advantageous people-oriented policies and unfolds gigantic plans for the promotion of the people’s wellbeing however the conditions may be. It is, indeed, the genuine people’s country admired by world people and the most dignified people’s state where the people are its true masters.The characteristics peculiar to our state is, secondly, that it is a country of single-mindedness modeled on one ideology and a country where the uniqueness of ideology is perfectly realized.It is because it has put forward the immortal Juche idea as the state political ideal and has thoroughly embodied it that our Republic has emerged as a powerful independent country safeguarding justice and invincible socialist bulwark today.As it gave definite precedence to ideological work for firmly equipping all the people with the Juche idea in keeping with the intrinsic requirements of the socialist society and intensified the struggle to establish the Party’s monolithic ideological system and monolithic leadership system throughout the society, could the socialist system be steadfastly defended and the historic miracle of all-people single-minded unity around the Party Central Committee be wrought.It is the prestige and dignity of our state that it is the ideological power with the great Juche idea which constitutes the peak of the history of ideology of mankind as its state political ideal and the country of single-minded unity which has modeled the whole society on one ideology by converting the Juche idea into the ideological will and view of life of all the people.The characteristics unique to our state is, thirdly, that it is a country of miracle and independence which has built up the self-supporting economy and self-defense capacities.Our country, once deprived of the whole territory by the outside forces, has grown to have invincible revolutionary armed forces possessed of ever-victorious military strategies and tactics, heroic fighting spirit and perfect combat readiness and turned into an impregnable fortress where the arming of all the people and fortifying of the whole land have been realized and all-people defense system has been established and an independent and modern military power capable of producing up-to-the-minute military hardware of any kind at will.The legalization and constitutional stipulation of the policy of strengthening the nuclear force are the bold political decision which could be carried out only by our country which is strong with the faith of all its people determined to readily dedicate themselves to preserving their self-respect and dignity they regard dearer than their lives, and only by our Republic which accomplished the great cause of building a nuclear-armed nation by waging an unprecedented, long and arduous struggle generation after generation, regarding it as the most precious absolute strength for independence, justice and development.The characteristics peculiar to our state is also that it is a promising country where the issue of succession to the revolutionary cause has perfectly been carried out.Grand seats and bases for education in revolutionary tradition have been built splendidly, education through them is conducted in various ways and methods and the work to inherit the noble revolutionary spirit and exploits of the forerunners is carried out nonstop.As a result, all the people and service personnel are growing strong in ideology and faith and harder in their will to carry forward the cause of Juche revolution to the end.The young people, trained and brought up in the course of revolutionary education and edification, regard national defense as the most sacred duty and firmly defend the country and people.They also play the vanguard role in economic construction and the development of science and technology.All the successes and victories in the history of development of our Republic and the monumental edifices built in different parts of the country are associated with the heroic feats of the young people.Thoroughgoing people-oriented character and monolithic ideology, steadfast independence and consistent succession--these are the characteristics unique to our Republic which can be found in no other country in the world and that’s why our Republic, the most powerful, dignified and greatest state, demonstrates its might to the whole world to the full.Rodong Sinmun Characteristics Unique to Our State The characteristics unique to our state is, first of all, that it is a dignified people’s country where the people-oriented character has thoroughly been ensured. Our Republic firmly guarantees in a systematic way that the popular masses get hold of the state power and production means and lead a valuable and happy life as true masters of political life and true enjoyers of economic and cultural life. It is the proud reality which can be witnessed only in our Republic where the popular masses are the masters of everything that the most popular systems of education and public health are held fast to and the high goal of making all the people well-versed in science and technology is attained in whatever trials and hardship. Our Republic invariably enforces the most advantageous people-oriented policies and unfolds gigantic plans for the promotion of the people’s wellbeing however the conditions may be. It is, indeed, the genuine people’s country admired by world people and the most dignified people’s state where the people are its true masters. The characteristics peculiar to our state is, secondly, that it is a country of single-mindedness modeled on one ideology and a country where the uniqueness of ideology is perfectly realized. It is because it has put forward the immortal Juche idea as the state political ideal and has thoroughly embodied it that our Republic has emerged as a powerful independent country safeguarding justice and invincible socialist bulwark today. As it gave definite precedence to ideological work for firmly equipping all the people with the Juche idea in keeping with the intrinsic requirements of the socialist society and intensified the struggle to establish the Party’s monolithic ideological system and monolithic leadership system throughout the society, could the socialist system be steadfastly defended and the historic miracle of all-people single-minded unity around the Party Central Committee be wrought. It is the prestige and dignity of our state that it is the ideological power with the great Juche idea which constitutes the peak of the history of ideology of mankind as its state political ideal and the country of single-minded unity which has modeled the whole society on one ideology by converting the Juche idea into the ideological will and view of life of all the people. The characteristics unique to our state is, thirdly, that it is a country of miracle and independence which has built up the self-supporting economy and self-defense capacities. Our country, once deprived of the whole territory by the outside forces, has grown to have invincible revolutionary armed forces possessed of ever-victorious military strategies and tactics, heroic fighting spirit and perfect combat readiness and turned into an impregnable fortress where the arming of all the people and fortifying of the whole land have been realized and all-people defense system has been established and an independent and modern military power capable of producing up-to-the-minute military hardware of any kind at will. The legalization and constitutional stipulation of the policy of strengthening the nuclear force are the bold political decision which could be carried out only by our country which is strong with the faith of all its people determined to readily dedicate themselves to preserving their self-respect and dignity they regard dearer than their lives, and only by our Republic which accomplished the great cause of building a nuclear-armed nation by waging an unprecedented, long and arduous struggle generation after generation, regarding it as the most precious absolute strength for independence, justice and development. The characteristics peculiar to our state is also that it is a promising country where the issue of succession to the revolutionary cause has perfectly been carried out. Grand seats and bases for education in revolutionary tradition have been built splendidly, education through them is conducted in various ways and methods and the work to inherit the noble revolutionary spirit and exploits of the forerunners is carried out nonstop. As a result, all the people and service personnel are growing strong in ideology and faith and harder in their will to carry forward the cause of Juche revolution to the end. The young people, trained and brought up in the course of revolutionary education and edification, regard national defense as the most sacred duty and firmly defend the country and people. They also play the vanguard role in economic construction and the development of science and technology. All the successes and victories in the history of development of our Republic and the monumental edifices built in different parts of the country are associated with the heroic feats of the young people. Thoroughgoing people-oriented character and monolithic ideology, steadfast independence and consistent succession--these are the characteristics unique to our Republic which can be found in no other country in the world and that’s why our Republic, the most powerful, dignified and greatest state, demonstrates its might to the whole world to the full.