Quotations of the day

It is no longer acceptable to ignore human rights issues by shielding yourselves behind the party line or taking advantage of the rampant partisan strife. (Amnesty International Korea Chapter and 16 other human rights groups on Wednesday, in a letter sent to all 273 members of the National Assembly asking about their stands on the proposed revision of the National Security Law)

If they want to propose a halt to inter-party wrangling, the ruling party should stop giving others an excuse to engage in such strife. (Democratic People¡¯s Party spokesman Kim Chull on Wednesday, commenting on the address Millennium Democratic Party Supreme Council member Hahn Hwa-Kap made before the National Assembly on behalf of his party)

It was none other than Gen. Kim Jong-Il who took the initiative to introduce Linax (North Korean corruption of Linux) and push for its development. (Chosun Shinbo, organ of the pro-Pyongyang General Association of Korean Residents in Japan, in its online edition on Wednesday, arguing that North Korea`s recent adoption of Linux, instead of Windows, as its computer operating system aims to forestall the technical and economic dominance of the United States)

As the strong do not protect the weak the weak tend to become more and more like crybabies. (A donga.com netizen on Wednesday, saying that Koreans are prone to exaggerate their pains and feign desperation owing to their instincts to protect themselves)