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There has never been a protracted war from which a country has benefited.

If Japan had been near to either England or France, war would have broken out long ago.

If war should break out between England and Japan, the latter would suffer much more than the former.

There is no instance of a nation benefitting from prolonged warfare.

It makes sense for Japan to pursue a more independent role in the world, following Latin America and others in freeing itself from U.S. domination.

From the point of the view of the nation's power, it was obvious that while we were fighting the Sino-Japanese war, every effort was to be made to avoid adding to our enemies and opening additional fronts.

It is possible for Japan to become the model of a society that does not rely on nuclear power.

War is never economically beneficial except for those in position to profit from war expenditures.

Japan is the only country in the world which suffered from the scourge of nuclear weapons.

There never was a war that was not inward.