Hirohito Quotes: Top 9 Quotes By Hirohito
Emperor Shōwa (April 29, 1901 – January 7, 1989}} was the 124th Emperor of Japan according to the traditional order of succession, reigning from December 25, 1926, until his death on January 7, 1989. He was succeeded by his eldest son, Emperor Akihito, upon his death. Although better known outside of Japan by his personal name (Hirohito), in Japan, he is now referred to primarily by his posthumous name Emperor Shōwa. The word Shōwa is the name of the era that corresponded with the Emperor's reign, and was made the Emperor's own name upon his death. The name Hirohito (裕仁) means "abundant benevolence".
Top 9 Great Quotes By Hirohito:
Hirohito Quotes
1. The fruits of victory are tumbling into our mouths too quickly.
― Hirohito
2. We have resolved to endure the unendurable and suffer what is insufferable.
― Hirohito
3. When I consider the dead and their families, I cannot repress my mental agony.
― Hirohito
4. Unite your total strength, to be devoted to construction for the future. Cultivate the ways of rectitude, foster nobility of spirit, and work with resolution — so that you may enhance the innate glory of the Imperial State and keep pace with the progress of the world.
― Hirohito
5. I made efforts to swallow tears and to protect the species of the Japanese nation.
― Hirohito
6. Endure what is difficult to endure and to suffer what is difficult to suffer.
― Hirohito
7. The war has developed not necessarily to Japan’s advantage.
― Hirohito
8. The enemy has begun to employ a new and most cruel bomb, the power of which to do damage is indeed incalculable, taking the toll of many innocent lives. Should we continue to fight, it would not only result in an ultimate collapse and obliteration of the Japanese nation, but it would also lead to the total extinction of human civilization.
― Hirohito
9. All men are brothers, like the seas throughout the world; So why do winds and waves clash so fiercely everywhere?
― Hirohito
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