Ten Principles for the Establishment of a Monolithic Ideological System

Ten Principles for the Establishment of a Monolithic Ideological System (; also known as the Ten Principles of the One-Ideology System) are a set of ten principles and sixty-five clauses establishing standards for governance and guiding the behaviors of the people of North Korea.
The Principles were originally proposed in 1967 by Kim Yong-ju, the younger brother of North Korean leader Kim Il-sung, following the Kapsan Faction Incident that had unsuccessfully sought to challenge Kim Il-sung's authority and Kim Yong-ju's position as the heir apparent of that time. As such, the Monolithic Ideological System emerged in the context of internal policy debates within the Workers' Party of Korea and the external challenges posed by the Sino-Soviet split. The Monolithic Ideological System was implemented by Kim Il-sung in order to quash internal dissent and cement the Kim family's dominance over the North Korean political system. Kim Il-sung announced the principles to the public in a speech held at the Supreme People's Assembly on 16 December 1967, entitled "Let Us Embody the Revolutionary Spirit of Independence, Self-Sustenance, and Self-Defense More Thoroughly in All Branches of State Activity".
The Principles were rewritten by Kim Jong-il, with the help of Hwang Jang-yop, after Kim had become the new heir apparent in February 1974. The updated Principles were longer and further extended the personality cult surrounding Kim. The Principles attained an official status in the party in 1974. The Principles were amended for the first time in August 2013, and several new concepts such as "Kimilsungism", "Kimjongilism", the "Songun" Revolution, and nuclear statehood have been enshrined therein. 
The Ten Principles have come to supersede the Constitution of North Korea and edicts by the Workers' Party of Korea, and in practice, serve as the supreme law of the country.
The Ten Principles must be memorized by every citizen, and they ensure absolute loyalty and obedience to Kim Il-sung, Kim Jong-il, and Kim Jong-un. The Principles are integral to the political and daily lives of the people and are to be exercised through daily self-criticism sessions, in their work, school, etc., forming the foundation of the North Korean cult of personality. They are often compared with the Ten Commandments due to their similar role in shaping people's daily lives and the language they evoke and it is suspected that Kim Yong-ju's Christian past shaped them that way.
According to North Korean dictionaries, the Ten Principles are defined as follows: "“The ideological system by which the whole party and people is firmly armed with the revolutionary ideology of the Suryeong (supreme leader) and united solidly around him, carrying out the revolutionary battle and construction battle under the sole leadership of the Suryeong.”"
Ten Principles.
The original main ten principles are listed below:
The ten principles revised in 2013 are as follows:
Detailed version.
A more detailed version of the original ten principles is as follows: 
Preamble
The preamble of the 2013 version of the ten principles is as follows:
We are living and struggling in a historic era where the great Comrades Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il are constantly highly honored and where the great achievements of the "Juche" revolution and the "Songun" revolution shine their brilliance and are inherited and will be completed in accordance with the banner of "Kimilsungism" and "Kimjongilism".
The great Comrades Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il are the eternal leaders of our Party and people and the Sun of "Juche", whom our people have met for the first time in our history of thousands of years and highly honored, and who pioneered a new era of independence with a genius theory of ideology and outstanding leadership, opened a path to victory with the great advance of revolution and construction, and thereby laid a firm foundation for the completion of the revolutionary cause of "Juche".
The great Comrades Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il are excellent theorists of ideology who produced and radiated the guiding ideas of the era of independence.
Comrade Kim Il-sung forged a new path for revolution, enabling the masses to independently and creatively shape their destiny as the masters of their own destiny by inventing the immortal "Juche" idea, which occupies the highest and brightest place in the history of human history.
Comrade Kim Jong-il completely systematized the "Juche" idea through energetic ideological and theoretical activities and developed the "Songun" idea and enriched the "Juche" idea to spread light as the complete guiding ideology of the era of independence.
The great Comrades Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il are eminent politicians and geniuses in creation and construction, who have made immortal achievements in front of the motherland, revolution, era, and history through tremendous revolutionary practices.
Comrade Kim Il-sung prepared the most powerful political weapon for the triumphant advance and completion of the "Juche" revolution by establishing the glorious Workers’ Party of Korea, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, and the indestructible Korean People’s Army.
The great Comrades Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il wisely led our Party, State, and armed forces to create a shining example of construction of the Party, State, and revolutionary armed forces in the era of independence and raised our people to an independent people to exceptionally reinforce the subject of revolution.
The great Comrades Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il established the socialism of "Juche", which centers on the masses, pioneered the most correct path for socialist development, and exuded the dignity and power of our country around the world.
Comrades Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il brilliantly carried out the two phases of social revolution and accelerated the construction of socialism to establish on this land the most superior Korean-style socialism in which there is no exploitation and pressure, the people are the masters of everything, and all things are to serve the people, and they reliably defended and further enhanced and developed the socialism of "Juche" in the midst of global political turmoil.
Under the wise leadership of the Great Leader and the Great General, our country came to wield power as a strong socialist country with the leader, the Party, and the masses united in one heart, with invincible military power centered on nuclear force and a strong independent economy.
The great Comrades Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il are outstanding military strategists and commanders of steel who pioneered the Korean Revolution and led us in the direction of no defeat.
Comrade Kim Il-sung smashed the two mighty imperialists to pieces with his "Juche" military ideas and excellent resourcefulness, enhanced the dignity and honor of our country and people, strengthened and developed our country with revolutionary force, and achieved a succession of victories in the fierce anti-American war.
The great Comrades Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il are the lodestar of the reunification of the motherland and outstanding leaders of world revolution who devoted their lives to the reunification of the motherland and the cause of human independence.
Through energetic activities, the Great Leader and the Great General offered bright prospects for the reunification of the motherland and made an eternal contribution to the realization of the cause of world independence.
The great Comrades Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il are peerless patriots, great revolutionaries, and compassionate parents of the people who gave everything solely for the motherland, revolution, and the masses.
The great Comrades Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il will eternally be with our people as a reflection of "Juche" Korea, and the immense revolutionary achievements of the Great Leader and the Great General will be eternal and immortal.
By constantly highly honoring and supporting the great Comrades Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il, our country will spread brilliant light throughout the world as the Land of the Eternal Sun, and the future of our country will be endlessly bright and prosperous.
To forever highly honor and dedicate our loyalty to the great Comrades Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il, and to inherit and complete the great achievements of "Kimilsungism" and "Kimjongilism" to the end under the leadership of the Party, the following Ten Principles for the Establishment of a Monolithic Ideological System must be faithfully observed.