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"We pray that henceforth not only Japan but all mankind may know the blessings of harmony and progress."
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"If the humanity does not poison the minds of the children with all sort of religious craps, the new generations of humanity will soon create a new world order where reason and logic will be the sole guide, the sole savior!"

"A powerful process automatically takes care of progress, productivity and profits."

"You are modern humans of the civilized world. And modern humans rise beyond all laws and superstitions of the society. They help their fellow beings to rise from the ashes of ignorance, illusion and fear."

"If we are to make progress, we must not repeat history but make new history. We must add to inheritance left by our ancestors."

"Consistency is good, but progress is better."

"We must eradicate ignorance and illiteracy from our nations and continent to the nearest minimum for us to have a national development."
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"Almost a century has passed since Japan first entered the world community by concluding a treaty of amity with the United States of America in 1854."

"I speak of the old Japan, because out of the ashes of the old Japan there has risen a new Japan."

"There is fear as to whether Japan, reduced to such a predicament, could ever manage to pay reparations to certain designated Allied Powers without shifting the burden upon the other Allied Powers."

"We are determined that our nation shall cease to be a burden on other countries but shall contribute positively to world prosperity, while observing fully the fair trade practices in international commerce."

"The second is that the role of China trade in Japanese economy, important as it is, has often been exaggerated, as proven by our experience of the past 6 years."

"We will not fail your expectations of us as a new nation dedicated to peace, democracy, and freedom."

"We have listened here to the delegates who have recalled the terrible human suffering, and the great material destruction of the late war in the Pacific. It is with feelings of sorrow that we recall the part played in that catastrophic human experience by the old Japan."

"By perfecting this legislative machinery and by participating in the various international agreements we intend to contribute to the wholesome development of world trade."

"We pray that henceforth not only Japan but all mankind may know the blessings of harmony and progress."
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