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Hideki Tōjō
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“If one of you should has any unsatisfaction, please let me know ASAP so that I can solve it.”
Hideki Tōjō (1884–1948) first seen 1944 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Broadcast speech, as quoted in Fourth International Vol.5 No.2 (February 1944).
“The moment the first American soldier sets foot on the Japanese mainland, all prisoners of war will be shot.”
Hideki Tōjō (1884–1948) first seen 1945 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Note signed by Tojo (June 1945), left at a camp during the Bataan Death March. Possible forgery since Tojo was no longer in power for over a year at the time of the discovery. Also, the Japanese homeland was not threate…
“When reflecting upon it today, that the Pearl Harbor attack should have succeeded in achieving surprise seems a blessing from Heaven. It was clear that a great American fleet had been concentrated in Pearl Harbor, and we supposed that the state of alert would be very high.”
Hideki Tōjō (1884–1948) said by 1948 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Despite Japan's desires and efforts, unfortunate differences in the ways that Japan, England, the United States, and China understood circumstances, together with misunderstandings of attitudes, made it impossible for the parties to agree. Up until the very end, these were important reasons for the outbreak of war, and from Japan's point of view, this is a matter of great regret.”
Hideki Tōjō (1884–1948) said by 1948 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It is natural that I should bear entire responsibility for the war in general, and, needless to say, I am prepared to do so. Consequently, now that the war has been lost, it is presumably necessary that I be judged so that the circumstances of the time can be clarified and the future peace of the world be assured. Therefore, with respect to my trial, it is my intention to speak frankly, according to my recollection, even though when the vanquished stands before the victor, who has over him the power of life and death, he may be apt to toady and flatter. I mean to pay considerable attention to this in my actions, and say to the end that what is true is true and what is false is false. To shade one's words in flattery to the point of untruthfulness would falsify the trial and do incalculable harm to the nation, and great care must be taken to avoid this.”
Hideki Tōjō (1884–1948) first seen 1941 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Written in his prison diary, as quoted in The Imperial Japanese Army: The Invincible Years 1941–42 (2014), by Bill Yenne, Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford Publishing, p. 337.