History is like a relay race. You know the relay race? If each person ran individually, the winner would get the prize alone, but in a relay, even if the first person ran and came back, the baton must be handed over to the next person in order for the run to be valid, and the next person must receive it and run with it. If not, it does not matter how much you are ahead of others. That is important. History, like a relay race, has the first, second, third, and fourth person, but they are one.
~ Ham Sok Hon, Speech on March 1, 1987 at Bongwon Church