"The Japanese chose the principle of eternal peace as the basis of morality for our rebirth after the War."

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Source : "Japan, The Ambiguous, and Myself". Nobel Lecture, www.nobelprize.org. December 07, 1994.

Kenzaburo Oe

#War Quotes #Principles Quotes #Morality Quotes

“This is so like the way the Americans deliberately erroneously refer to Afghans and Iraqis as terrorists when they fight back killing American soldiers to protect their young from the illegal American invasion.”
“We must cut our coat according to our cloth, and adapt ourselves to changing circumstances.”
“Sacrificing minions: is there any problem it CAN'T solve?”
“Tax and Tax, spend and spend, elect and elect.”
“The true secret to genius is in creativity, not in technical mechanics.”
“Come let us mock at the great That had such burdens on the mind And toiled so hard and late To leave some monument behind, Nor thought of the leveling wind.”
“There is nothing in this world that I fear to say.”
“Theatre is immediate gratification”

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