I think I have made it clear that I never intended to make enemies. But in an age when anti-foreign sentiment was running high, it was unavoidable that in my position as an advocate of open intercourse and free adoption… — Fukuzawa Yukichi Copy Share Image
Whatever happens in the country, whatever warfare harasses our land, we will never relinquish our hold on Western learning. As long as this school… — Fukuzawa Yukichi Copy Share Image
Each individual man and each individual country, according to the principles of natural reason, is free from bondage. Consequently, if there is some threat… — Fukuzawa Yukichi Copy Share Image
In its broad sense, civilization means not only comfort in daily necessities but also the refining of knowledge and the cultivation of virtue so… — Fukuzawa Yukichi Copy Share Image
It is quite beneath the dignity of a person holding a Bachelor of Arts degree to engage in such a vulgar occupation as the… — Fukuzawa Yukichi Copy Share Image
Therefore, to teach them [women] at least an outline of economics and law is the first requirement after giving them a general education. Figuratively… — Fukuzawa Yukichi Copy Share Image
I think I have made it clear that I never intended to make enemies. But in an age when anti-foreign sentiment was running high,… — Fukuzawa Yukichi Copy Share Image
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