Kim Dae Jung Quotes
Reform without pain is impossible.
Kim Dae Jung, President of South Korea, Speech, Seoul, December 1997
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He was referring in particular to Elizabeth Warren who had been so influential in reforming consumer protection. When the legislation that she had been so much a part of passed, there were many enemies who opposed her being appointed to implement the legislation. Often, a losing political faction in Congress can “punish” the architect of their defeat by mounting opposition to their appointment thereafter.
Kim Dae-jung, was a South Korean politician and statesman who served as President of South Korea from 1998 to 2003. He was a 2000 Nobel Peace Prize recipient for his work for democracy and human rights in South Korea and in East Asia in general, and for peace and reconciliation with North Korea and Japan. He is also the only Korean to have won the Nobel Prize to date. He was sometimes referred to as "the Nelson Mandela of Asia". Kim was the first opposition candidate to win the presidency.