“It is the party’s steadfast determination to ensure that the people will never have to tighten their belt again.”

— Kim Jong-un

April 15th 2012 speech in Kim Il-Sung Square, https://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/16/world/asia/kim-jong-un-north-korean-leader-talks-of-military-superiority-in-first-public-speech.html

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