"I am not a god, but a mortal man. The belief that the Emperor is divine is a false conception."

"I hope that the world will learn from the mistakes of the past and strive for lasting peace."

"I consider that the maintenance of peace in the Far East and the establishment of a new order for the welfare of mankind are the basic principles of our foreign policy."

"It was not clear to me that our course was unjustified."

"I consider that the war was brought to an end by the dropping of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. It is true that the Soviet Union's entry into the war was also a factor, but the atomic bom…"