"I have no patience for this nonsense. You think I'll sit idly while Japan continues its march across my homeland? Do you know the pain of seeing your country trampled underfoot, its culture erased, its people subjugated? No, you don't. You sit in your offices, drawing lines on maps, pretending to understand the suffering of real people. And then, you dare to tell me to discuss terms with the likes of Nicholas? Tsar Nicholas I? A tyrant himself! How dare you even propose such a thing? You can keep your conferences, your false diplomacy. Leon Taylor, or whoever he becomes later, won't stop what's coming to Korea if Japan's grip tightens. I refuse to accept this!"

"Do not mistake me for someone who will compromise. Japan will not take Korea as long as I draw breath. My fight is not for politics, it's for the soul of my country!"