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Military Strategists
Takasugi Shinsaku
The radical samurai who created Japan's first modern militia and ignited the revolution that ended feudal rule (1839-1867). Takasugi Shinsaku proved that a small force of committed irregulars could defeat a conventional army, then died of tuberculosis at 27 — leaving his revolution for others to complete.
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理想を持ち、信念に生きよ。理想や信念を見失った者は、戦う前から負けているといえよう。
-- Oda Nobunaga
不自由を常と思えば不足なし。
-- Tokugawa Ieyasu
不自由を常と思えば不足なし。
-- Tokugawa Ieyasu
Wisdom that comes only after hearing others' opinions is not true wisdom.
-- Toyotomi Hideyoshi
一生懸命だと知恵が出る、中途半端だと愚痴が出る、いい加減だと言い訳が出る。
-- Takeda Shingen
In war, a victory of sixty percent is the best. Total victory breeds complacency.
-- Takeda Shingen