“In our victory over Japan, airpower was unquestionably decisive. That the planned invasion of the Japanese Home islands was unnecessary is clear evidence that airpower has evolved into a force in war co-equal with land and sea power, decisive in its own right and worthy of the faith of its prophets.” WarHomeForceClearSeaLandMilitaryVictoryEqualEvidenceWorthyIslandsProphetJapanAviationUnnecessaryInvasionAir PowerAirpowerLand And SeaMilitary AviationSea Power Author:Carl Andrew Spaatz
“The future of Japan's economic growth depends on us having the willpower and the courage to sail without hesitation onto the rough seas of global competition.” GrowthSeaEconomicDependsCompetitionJapanRoughSailWillpowerEconomic GrowthHesitationRough Seas Author:Shinzo Abe
“Of all the animals which fly in the air, walk on the land, or swim in the sea, from Paris to Peru, from Japan to Rome, the most foolish animal in my opinion is man.” MenHumansNatureWalksAnimalOpinionAirSeaLandFoolishParisJapanSwimRomePeru Author:Nicolas Boileau-Despreaux
“It is Japan's mission to be supreme in Asia, the South Seas and eventually the four corners of the world.” WorldFourSeaSouthCornersMissionsSupremeJapanAsiaCorners Of The World Author:Sadao Araki
“Fish from all over the world, from deep in the sea, wind up in countries from Germany to Japan. That is just crazy.” WorldCountrySeaCrazyWindFishesGermanyJapan Author:Sylvia Earle
“We have great cities to visit: New York and Washington, Paris and London; and further east, and older than any of these, the legendary city of Samarkand, whose crumbling palaces and mosques still welcome travelers on the Silk road. Weary of cities? Then we’ll take to the wilds. To the islands of Hawaii and the mountains of Japan, to forests where Civil War dead still lie, and stretches of sea no mariner ever crossed. They all have their poetry: the glittering cities and the ruined, the watery wastes and the dusty; I want to show you them all. I want to show you everything.” WantStillsWarShowsLyingCitiesSeaNew YorkMountainWasteEastLondonForestsWelcomeParisIslandsCivil WarJapanWearyTravelerRuinedHawaiiPalacesSilkLegendaryMosquesGreat CitiesCrumblingMarinersSilk RoadSamarkand Author:Clive Barker