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Quotes by Soldier
"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."
76
"He who lives in harmony with himself lives in harmony with the universe."
66
"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."
63
"Better to fight for something than live for nothing."
62
"The world has achieved brilliance without wisdom, power without conscience. Our is a world of nuclear giants and ethical infants."
57
"National Socialism and Christianity are irreconcilable."
51
"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,
50
"War is not an independent phenomenon, but the continuation of politics by different means."
48
"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."
47
"If I had to resign every time the Cabinet disagrees with me, I could not last as a Defense Minister one week."
46
"Time is everything; five minutes make the difference between victory and defeat."
45
"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."
44
"It is a curious thing, but I have been right in everything I have done and said in my life."
44
"Execute every act of thy life as though it were thy last."
43
"If I commit an error I do it without bad intention."
42
"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."
42
"The more a general is accustomed to place heavy demands on his soldiers, the more he can depend on their response."
41
"The more responsibility the Scoutmaster gives his patrol leaders, the more they will respond."
41
"When reflecting upon it today, that the Pearl Harbor attack should have succeeded in achieving surprise seems a blessing from Heaven. It was clear that a great American fleet had been concentrated in Pearl Harbor, and we supposed that the state of alert would be very high."
40
"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."
39
"The backbone of surprise is fusing speed with secrecy."
39
"War is the domain of physical exertion and suffering."
38
"Pursue one great decisive aim with force and determination."
37
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