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“For Korea, ASEAN has undoubtedly been a special and valued friend.”
“I myself hate the communist North Korean system. That doesn't mean I should let the people in the North suffer under an oppressive regime.”
“Poverty dictated my childhood. But there were benefits as well: I became independent, more mature than my peers, and I realized that money is not the most important thing in life.”
“I do not agree that South Korea needs to develop our own nuclear weapons or relocate tactical nuclear weapons in the face of North Korea's nuclear threat.”
“South Korea and the U.S. share common interests with regard to the North Korean nuclear issue, so I promise that South Korea will fully consult with the U.S. on the deployment of THAAD.”
“South Korea was able to build its national security thanks to the U.S., and the two nations will work together on the North Korean nuclear issue. However, I believe we need to be able to take the lead on matters in the Korean Peninsula as the country directly involved.”
“No one shall take a military action on the Korean Peninsula without South Korean consent.”
“We can't afford to lose all that we've built from the ashes of the Korean War.”
“Whenever democracy has fallen into a crisis, the Korean people have sprung up in rage.”
“I hope peace is a part of everyday life.”
“I will become a clean president. I will become a president who can retire home as an ordinary citizen and is welcomed by neighbors.”
“I will be a president that can share a glass of soju with the public after work.”
“My parents fled from North Korea during the Korean War because they despised the North Korean Communist regime. They fled to seek freedom and came to South Korea.”
“I was thinking I wanted to finish my life there in Hungnam doing pro bono service.”
“President Trump should win the Nobel Peace Prize. What we need is only peace.”
“We must work to make the South-North Korea dialogue lead to talks between the United States and North Korea. Only then can we peacefully resolve the North Korean nuclear issue.”
“We will prevent war, whatever it takes.”
“We must embrace the North Korean people as part of the Korean nation, and to do that, whether we like it or not, we must recognize Kim Jong-un as their ruler and as our dialogue partner.”
“My goal is to resolve the North Korean nuclear problem and solidify peace during my term.”
“If necessary, we will have to strengthen sanctions even further, but the goal of sanctions must be to bring North Korea back to the negotiating table.”