Top Ten Best Hideki Tōjō (Tojo) Quotes
Hideki Tōjō was a General in the Imperial Japanese Army and the 40th Prime Minister of Japan.The Top Ten
1 It is natural that I should bear entire responsibility for the war..I am prepared to do so.Consequently,now that the war has been lost,it is..necessary that I be judged so..circumstances of the time..be clarified and..future peace of the world be assured.
2 I am determined to offer an apology with my death.
3 The moment the first American soldier sets foot on the Japanese mainland, all prisoners of war will be shot.
4 Nevertheless, China was unfortunately unable to understand Japan's real position, and it is greatly to be regretted that the Sino-Japanese War became one of long duration.
5 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.
6 We now have to see our country surrender to the enemy without demonstrating our power up to 120 percent. We are now on a course for a humiliating peace - or, rather, a humiliating surrender.
7 … Now the people of our nation must endure our little punk of an emperor and their inconveniences and overcome painful hardships in order to win this war.
8 It goes without saying that when survival is threatened, struggles erupt between peoples, and unfortunate wars between nations result.
9 ..unfortunate differences in the ways that Japan,England,the United States,and China understood circumstances..made it impossible for the parties to agree..important reasons for the outbreak of war,and from Japan's point of view..a matter of great regret.
10 If one of you should detect any dissatisfaction or unsettled feeling within your jurisdiction, you should take immediate and concrete steps for the complete removal of these elements.
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