"Once elected president in 1998, Kim chose reconciliation over revenge — even inviting his persecutors from the previous military governments to the Blue House, where he sought and welcomed their counsel during his presidency. Kim Dae Jung showed[,] that true leadership lies in compassion, not [in] coercion."
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PrisonersNobel Peace Prize laureatesDemocracy activistsPresidents of South KoreaCatholics from South Korea
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Massimo Introvigne, "A Selective Compassion? President Lee’s Chuseok and the Detention of a Religious Refugee", Bitter Winter (October 11, 2025)
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