We must build strength and maintain vision. That requires inexorable efforts for reform and integration. Reform is a driving force behind growth, and… - Roh Moo-hyun

However, with great speaking skills and strong Busan dialect, the former human rights lawyer was always confident, in fact bold enough to throw his nameplate in a protest against military dictator Chun Doo-hwan in 1989. The politician was nicknamed "fool" and called a "roly poly" who never gave up his long-cherished dream: break the rigid wall of regionalism between the nation's eastern Gyeongsang Provinces and the western Jeolla Provinces.

During his tenure, President Roh contributed to the strong and vital relationship between the United States and the Republic of Korea.

I hope to see the kind of political culture that solves problems through dialogue and compromise, not through confrontation and conflict.