Quotations of the day

This situation in which a minority with a loud voice is overwhelming a majority with a quiet voice should not last long. (Cho Nam-Heung, vice chairman of the Korea Employers Federation, on Tuesday, while outlining the background of a decision by the five major economic organizations to issue a joint statement on the nation's current economic situation.)

(The students) should not stay put in this country but should go out of the Korean peninsula with visions for the future. (Dr. Shin Ho-Bum, senator from Washington State, in a Tuesday lecture at Ehwa Womens¡¯ University entitled ¡°The 21st Century and Korean Students.¡±)

The injection of young blood has not taken place only in the educational sector. (A donga.com netizen, on Tuesday, with regard to moves to extend the retirement age for school teachers, which he said runs counter to the structural reform movement in every corner of the society.)

Under the pretext of democracy, they are ignoring laws. (A Yahoo! netizen, on Tuesday, noting that many interest groups are resorting to violent demonstrations to push ahead with their own agendas.)