I couldn't stand back and watch the strong economy that my father envisioned go to ruins.

Different times need different types of leadership.

I believe that it is an unchanging value of democracy that ends cannot justify the means in politics.

My father's biggest achievement was to motivate the South Korean people, to show them we could become prosperous if we worked hard. He taught me to love my country, and serve my country.

Big businesses aren't the only ones in the economic ecosystem. Nobody should fall behind because of an unfair structure.

I have no family to take care of.

I will end the history of division and conflict through reconciliation and fairness.

In the 21st century, culture is power.

I have no child to inherit my properties. You, the people, are my only family, and to make you happy is the reason I do politics.

We need fundamental change. In the past, national development led to people's happiness but now the link between national growth and improvement in people's lives has been severed.

I understand that the end does not justify the means. And this should be a lasting value for democracy.

Prohibition is the trigger of crime.

Upper classes are a nation's past the middle-class is its future.

Communal well-being is central to human life.

No, I'm the infamous Edward Teller.

The virtuous carry out the settlement, but those without virtue pursue their claims.

The importance of fear as a factor in war-making cannot be overlooked, and can hardly be overestimated. Any politician can play on panic when he wishes to stampede a people into war.

I will continue to find ways to help poor people find a job, get a job, and learn someday to own the job.

I would not like it thought that I do not buy my own paperclips, sir. I enjoy owning my own paperclips. It means they are mine.

Political matters are developing so fast that we must not let a single thing slip without use.

Charity itself fulfills the law. And who can sever love from charity?