Japan to America: A Symposium of Papers by Political Leaders and Representative Citizens of Japan on Conditions in Japan and on the Relations Between Japan and the United StatesNaoichi Masaoka G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1914 - 235 頁 |
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第 148 頁 - ... to be contented with the degree of development already attained, but ever to press forward to higher attainments. We urge it, therefore, as a duty upon all those who hold the same convictions as ourselves to endeavour in all things to discharge their full duty as men, laying to heart the principles of Independence and Selfrespect, as the leading tenets of moral life. 2. Whosoever perfectly realizes the principle of Independence both of Mind and Body, and, paying due respect to his own person,...
第 119 頁 - Religious instruction must not be given, or religious ceremonies performed at government schools, public schools or schools whose curricula are regulated by provisions of law, even outside the regular course of instruction.
第 153 頁 - It is the duty of every citizen, not only to obey the laws himself, but to see that others obey them likewise, for this is necessary for the maintenance of the peace and order of Society. 26. The number of nations in the world is by no means small, and they differ from us in religion, language, colour, and customs. Yet they are our brothers. In our intercourse with them there should be no partiality, and no attempt at swaggering or boastfulness. Such conduct only leads us to despise other people,...
第 152 頁 - Since a taste for art and literature elevates the character as well as delighting the mind, and since it contributes indirectly to the peace and happiness of mankind, its acquirement should be deemed an object of the greatest importance for human life. 22. Wherever there is a country, there is a government. It is the duty of the Government to administer the country, to establish and maintain military power, to protect the people of the land, and to guarantee to the individual citizen the inviolability...
第 61 頁 - In recent years, America has been treating us in a way rather unpleasant to us. In more than one instance it was only with a lingering sense of gratitude for her past friendship that we endured what we could not otherwise have endured. ... If she rejects it (our claim for justice) I am afraid that the day will come when our friendship toward her shall cease.
第 152 頁 - ... of life, property, honour, and liberty. In return for these benefits, it is the duty of the citizens to give military service and to contribute to the expenses of the nation. 23. If citizens are under obligation to serve in the national army and to pay their share of the national expense, it is also, naturally, their duty and privilege to have a voice in the legislation and a right to control the governmental expenditure. 24. Citizens of Japan, of either sex, should never forget their supreme...
第 101 頁 - All roads lead to Rome.' In like manner the Mikado is the center of our nation. Considered as a body politic it has him as its sovereign; considered as a distinct race it has him as its leader; considered as a social community it has him as its nucleus.
第 154 頁 - ... boastfulness. Such conduct only leads us to despise other people, and is wholly at variance with the Principle of Independence and Selfrespect. 27. It is the duty of the men living to-day to improve the civilization and happiness which they have received from their forefathers and so to hand them on unimpaired to their posterity. 28. It is natural that men should be born into the world with varying degrees of intellectual and physical strength. It is the Province of Education to increase the...
第 151 頁 - ... person of Independence and Self-respect •deems it incumbent on himself to go on learning even to his old age, and never to allow either the development of the intellect or the cultivation of the moral character to slacken or cease. 13. Society having both individuals and families as its units, it should be borne in mind that the foundation of a healthy society is to be found in the Independence and Selfrespect of the family as well as of the individual. 14. The only way in which social life...
第 222 頁 - ... resident of Japan, warned the Japanese authorities of the dangers involved in this movement of Japanese laborers to California. Their lower standard of living and of wages would make them exploitable. This would bring them in conflict with labor unions. Economic clash would beget race prejudice, and Japan could not afford to be judged by her least attractive and least efficient representatives. Influenced by these and similar considerations the Japanese government in 1899, refused passports to...