From opposition leader to IMF linchpin (11 March 1998)

"Kim Dae Jung’s willingness to link arms with his former persecutors should serve as a sharp warning to South Korean workers of the measures he is prepared to use against them. In his inaugural address, Kim called for South Koreans to 'shed sweat and tears' to overcome the country’s worsening economic crisis.

The billionaire financier and speculator George Soros attended the ceremony to hear Kim Dae Jung pledge to do his utmost to induce foreign investment in order to 'strengthen the competitiveness of businesses and raise the transparency of the economy'."