“Our country has caused tremendous damage and pain to the peoples of many countries, especially Asian countries, through colonial rule and invasion. Humbly acknowledging such facts of history, I once again reflect most deeply and offer apologies from my heart as well as express my condolences to all the victims of the last major war both in and out of the country,.” WellsHeartWarCountryFactsPainLastsMy HeartOffersMajorsVictimOur CountryDamageApologyAsianInvasionCondolencesMy CondolencesAsian Countries Author:Junichiro Koizumi
“A village in a country which is taking pains to become altogether standardized and pure, which aspires to succeed Victorian England as the chief mediocrity of the world, is no longer merely provincial, no longer downy and restful in its leaf-shadowed ignorance. It is a force seeking to conquer the earth. Sure of itself, it bullies other civilizations, as a traveling salesman in a brown derby conquers the wisdom of China and tacks advertisements of cigarettes over arches for centuries dedicated to the sayings of Confucius.” WorldCountryEarthPainForceCenturyIgnoranceCivilizationPureSucceedEnglandSeekingChinaChiefsConquerBrownVillageMediocrityDedicatedCigaretteAspireLeafsBullySalesmanAdvertisementsVictorianArchesRestfulDerby Author:Sinclair Lewis
“In Anglo-Saxon countries the prostitutes look as if they purveyed, along with sin, the attendant pains of hell.” IfsLooksCountryPainSinHellProstitutionAnglo Saxon Book:Minima Moralia: Reflections on a Damaged Life Source: Minima Moralia: Reflections on a Damaged Life