"We have successfully built up our national strength and prestige, accepting and adding to our civilization the art and science of the West. Now, I believe, the time has come for us to carry our art and culture to other countries."
— Kōki Hirota

January 1, 1970

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Executed peoplePeople indicted for war crimesPoliticians from JapanImperial JapanPrime Ministers of Japan
Original Language: English

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To the Japanese Parliament on January 21, 1936. Quoted in "The Virginia quarterly review: A National Journal of Literature and Discussion" - Page 164 - by University of Virginia - 1936.