10 Quotes by Yoshiki Tanaka

Zu jeder Zeit, an jedem Ort, bleibt das Tun der Menschen das Gleiche.

I've studied a little history. That's how I learned this: In human society, there are two main school of thought. One says there are things that are more valuable than life, and the other says that nothing is more important. When people go to war, they use the former as an excuse, and when they stop fighting , they give the latter as the reason.

The fundamental nature of combat hasn't changed at all since three, four thousand years ago. Before you get to the battlefield, resupply is what counts. And after you get there, it's the quality of the commanders. Victory or defeat hinges on these two things.

Want to die to atone for defeat in battle? Fine and dandy. But if you're gonna do that, why can't you just die alone? Why take your subordinates with you by force? It's because of men like this that the war can't end. I've had enough. Enough of dealing with men like this.

In every time, in every place, the deeds of men remain the same.

Society gained more by not placing excessive power in the hands of mediocre politicians than it lost by limiting the power of great heroes and statesmen who might or might not appear once every few centuries.

Two things are essential for getting people to trust in the system: fair courts and equally fair taxation. Just these two.” In.

When political authority and journalism colluded with one another, democracy lost its ability to critique and cleanse itself, allowing a deadly infection to take root.

Is that “true justice” you spoke of something that requires you to step over the dignity of others to reach?