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Quotes by Soldier
"The causes of the China Incident were the exclusion and insult of Japan throughout China, the exclusion of Japanese goods, the persecution of Japanese residents in China, and the illegal violation of Japanese rights."
169
"During 65 years, I have walked the path of duty and discipline... And today, looking back at that long path of service, my soldier's heart stirs and murmurs from deep within: Thank you. Thank you, my homeland."
161
"Execute every act of thy life as though it were thy last."
155
"A jury of my countrymen, it is true, have found me guilty of the crime of which I stood indicted. For this I entertain not the slightest feeling of resentment towards them."
134
"Justice has nothing to do with victor nations and vanquished nations, but must be a moral standard that all the world's peoples can agree to. To seek this and to achieve it - that is true civilization."
129
"If I had to resign every time the Cabinet disagrees with me, I could not last as a Defense Minister one week."
125
"All action takes place, so to speak, in a kind of twilight, which like a fog or moonlight, often tends to make things seem grotesque and larger than they really are."
119
"It is a curious thing, but I have been right in everything I have done and said in my life."
119
"Better to fight for something than live for nothing."
117
"The more a general is accustomed to place heavy demands on his soldiers, the more he can depend on their response."
114
"If I commit an error I do it without bad intention."
113
"The backbone of surprise is fusing speed with secrecy."
112
"Pursue one great decisive aim with force and determination."
111
"If the leader is filled with high ambition and if he pursues his aims with audacity and strength of will, he will reach them in spite of all obstacles."
111
"War is the domain of physical exertion and suffering."
111
"Many intelligence reports in war are contradictory; even more are false, and most are uncertain."
107
"Never forget that no military leader has ever become great without audacity."
106
"He who lives in harmony with himself lives in harmony with the universe."
103
"The world has achieved brilliance without wisdom, power without conscience. Our is a world of nuclear giants and ethical infants."
102
"War is not merely a political act but a real political instrument, a continuation of political intercourse, a carrying out of the same by other means."
100
"Grant stood by me when I was crazy, and I stood by him when he was drunk, and now we stand by each other."
Now,
96
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