Kōki Hirota cytaty

Kōki Hirota – japoński polityk i dyplomata, 32. premier Japonii. Po II wojnie światowej stracony za zbrodnie wojenne.

W latach 1928–1931 pełnił obowiązki ambasadora Cesarstwa Japonii w ZSRR. Następnie od 1933 do 1936 pełnił funkcję ministra spraw zagranicznych. Od marca 1936 do lutego 1937 piastował obowiązki premiera, po tzw. incydencie z 26 lutego związanym z zabójstwem premiera Keisuke Okady. W tym okresie Japonia podpisała między innymi Pakt antykominternowski z III Rzeszą. Po II wojnie światowej aresztowany przez Amerykanów i sądzony za zbrodnie wojenne, został skazany przez Międzynarodowy Trybunał Wojskowy dla Dalekiego Wschodu na śmierć i powieszony 23 grudnia 1948 roku. Był jedynym cywilem straconym w wyniku tego procesu. Wikipedia

✵ 14. Luty 1878 – 23. Grudzień 1948

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Kōki Hirota: Cytaty po angielsku

“Other powers will continue to enjoy an equal right to trade in and develop the natural resources of the occupied territory, for the economic development of which the investment of foreign capital is very desirable.”

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Quoted in "British Relations with China" - Page 138 - by Irving Sigmund Friedman - History - 1940.

“Japan cannot remain indifferent to anyone's taking action, under any pretext, which is prejudicial to the maintenance of law and order in st Asia for which she, if only in view of her geographic position, has the most vital concern.”

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Quoted in "Modern Japan: A Brief History" - Page 135 - by Arthur E. Tiedemann - 1962.

“I investigated reported Japanese atrocities committed by the Japanese Army in Nanking and elsewhere. Verbal accounts of reliable eyewitnesses and letters from individuals whose credibility is beyond question afford convincing proof that the Japanese Army behaved and is continuing to behave in a fashion reminiscent of Attila and his Huns. Not less than 300,000 Chinese civilians were slaughtered, many in cold blood.”

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Quoted in "Nanking 1937: Memory and Healing" - Page 56 - by Robert Sabella, Fei Fei Li, David Liu - History - 2002.

“If you want to maintain the superiority of your state at the present time, you must quickly enter into a coalition with Germany and Italy and thus restrain Europe and create a firm foundation for imperial policy in the Far East.”

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Quoted in "Japan at the Crossroads" - Page 64 - by Walter Smith - 1936.

“I am having a very difficult time. Things happen unexpectedly.”

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Quoted in "The Rising Sun: The Decline and Fall of the Japanese Empire" - Page 49 - by John Toland - History - 2003.

“As you can see, I'm in good health. I have no message; just tell them, please, that I went to my death quietly and in good health.”

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Quoted in "War Criminal: The Life and Death of Hirota Koki" - Page 296 - by Saburō Shiroyama - 1977.

“We have successfully built up our national strength and prestige, accepting and adding to our civilization the art and science of the West. Now, I believe, the time has come for us to carry our art and culture to other countries.”

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To the Japanese Parliament on January 21, 1936. Quoted in "The Virginia quarterly review: A National Journal of Literature and Discussion" - Page 164 - by University of Virginia - 1936.