“Having been born into the house of a warrior, one's intentions should be to grasp the long and the short swords and to die.”
Quote by Kato Kiyomasa
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Kato Kiyomasa
Kato Kiyomasa was a prominent samurai warrior during the late 16th to early 17th century in Japan's Warring States period. Born on July 25, 1561, he died on August 2, 1611. He served under Toyotomi Hideyoshi and was one of the key figures in the Toyotomi clan. more
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