"Propriety carried beyond right bounds becomes a lie."
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Reported in Nitobe Inazō, Bushido: The Soul of Japan, 13th ed. (1908), p. 56
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Date Masamune
Date Masamune (伊達 政宗; September 5, 1567 – June 27, 1636) was a Japanese samurai and daimyō during the Azuchi–Momoyama period through the early Edo period. Heir to a long line of powerful feudal lords in the Tōhoku region, he went on to found the modern-day city of Sendai. An outstanding tactician, he was made all the more iconic for his missing eye, as Masamune was often called the "One-Eyed Dragon of Ōshū" (独眼竜; dokuganryū). As a legendary warrior and leader, Masamune is a character in a number
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