There are many great people in the world. Korea also has many great people. Who are they? They are people like Admiral Lee. He is admired as a hero who can awaken the national spirit in Koreans. Yet his influence is limited to Korea. How is he perceived by the Japanese? (As an enemy) When he died, the Japanese people must have been glad, right? A great man cannot go beyond national boundaries. Within the boundaries of a nation, there can be a great man, but no saint.

What is the difference between a great man and a saint? When you offer your life for the sake of your country, you will receive the honor of a patriot and a great man, but not the honor of a saint. Who is a saint? He transcends national boundaries. He does not live for his own nation or tribe but for the whole of humankind. He offers his life for the whole of humanity, transcending nation, religion, and race, and he walks the path of death in a global relationship to humankind. (38-350)