Some memorable quotes from Kim Dae-jung
Some memorable quotes from former South Korean President Kim Dae-jung:
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"Democracy and the market economy are two sides of a coin or two wheels of a cart. Every nation that has embraced both democracy and a market economy has been successful." — Inauguration speech, February 1998.
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"I came here because I wanted to see you." — Statement to the North Korean people upon arriving in Pyongyang in June 2000 for the first inter-Korean summit.
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"I have lived, and continue to live, in the belief that God is always with me. I know this from experience." — Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech, December 2000. Kim was recounting his rescue from what he believed would be his assassination after being abducted by South Korean intelligence agents in 1973.
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"In 1980, I was sentenced to death by the military regime. For six months in prison, I awaited the execution day. Often, I shuddered with fear of death. But I would find calm in the fact of history that justice ultimately prevails." — Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech.
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"The reason why the 'sunshine policy' could not be fully completed and was not a full success was because of stalled U.S.-North Korean relations." — Interview with The Associated Press in 2006, referring to his policy of engagement with North Korea.
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"If the United States is to succeed, then the United States has to learn from the past failures and successes of history. It must not repeat the mistakes of history." — Interview with AP in 2006. Kim was urging President George W. Bush to have direct dialogue with North Korea, noting past U.S. presidents had sought engagement with former rivals, including China, the Soviet Union and Vietnam.
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