이회창 전 총리는 “김 전 총리를 빼고서는 한국 현대 정치사를 말할 수 없을 만큼 활동이 많았다”고 말했다.
Former Prime Minister Lee Hoi-chang said, "There was so much activity that he couldn't talk about modern Korean political history except for Kim, the former prime minister."