MOON JAE-IN

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.

There will be no war repeated on the Korean Peninsula.

I do not see it as desirable for South Korea to take the back seat and watch discussions between the U.S. and China.

My goal is to resolve the North Korean nuclear problem and solidify peace during my term.

When I drink a little, I sometimes recall my old days. Then I ask myself, 'What does Roh Moo-hyun mean in my life?' He really defined my life. My life would have changed a lot if I didn't meet him. So he is my destiny.

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.

I will be a president that can share a glass of soju with the public after work.

My best quality is that I am persistent. My worst is that I am no fun.

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.

Kim Jong-un is not a rational person.

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 myself hate the communist North Korean system. That doesn't mean I should let the people in the North suffer under an oppressive regime.

For Korea, ASEAN has undoubtedly been a special and valued friend.

My father fled from the North, hating communism.

The North and South were one people sharing one language and one culture for about 5,000 years. Ultimately, we should reunite.

I hope peace is a part of everyday life.

We will prevent war, whatever it takes.

In 1988, the Summer Olympics were held in Korea, which was a divided country... It was an opportunity for the East and the West to come together in harmony and also take a significant role in ending the Cold War era.

I was thinking I wanted to finish my life there in Hungnam doing pro bono service.

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.

Whenever democracy has fallen into a crisis, the Korean people have sprung up in rage.

We can't afford to lose all that we've built from the ashes of the Korean War.

Denuclearization and the lasting peace on the Korean peninsula cannot be abandoned or delayed, as they are the historical assignment.

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.

Creating a structure for mutual prosperity requires lowering regional and transnational barriers to facilitate the flow of goods and promote people-to-people interactions.