Hirohito Quotes
Domestically, I sincerely wish to bring harmony to the people by kindheartedly guiding them to the good, thus promoting the further prosperity
Hirohito, 1901-1990, Emperor of Japan, Speech to 2,700 military officers and Diet members upon his assumption of the throne, Kyoto, November 10, 1928
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Constantine the Great. This was the first statement by a ruler since the Ancient Hebrew Government long before that extolled the virtue of prosperity for ALL and not just a particular ethnic group, or socioeconomic class. Christian and ancient Jewish ideas here become accepted as a desirable objective by the Western World.
Spinoza's perception of peace was hundreds of yearsa ahead of his time. Spinoza’s ideas were considered so radical and dangerous that he was the only man in history who was excommunicated by the Catholics, the Jews and the Muslims.
Emperor Shōwa, better known in English by his personal name Hirohito (裕仁), was the 124th emperor of Japan according to the traditional order of succession, ruling over the Empire of Japan from 25 December 1926 until 2 May 1947, after which he was Emperor of the state of Japan until his death. He was succeeded by his fifth child and eldest son, Akihito. Hirohito and his wife, Empress Kōjun, had seven children, two sons and five daughters. By 1979, Hirohito was the only monarch in the world with the title "emperor." Hirohito was the longest-lived and longest-reigning historical Japanese emperor and one of the longest-reigning monarchs in the world.
