"The spirit of democracy must be cultivated and preserved for the future of Japan."

"Indeed, we declared war on America and Britain out of our sincere desire to ensure Japan's self-preservation and the stabilization of East Asia, it being far from our thought either to infringe upon t…"

"The Chinese people must understand that Japan's actions are for their own good."

"It was not clear to me that our course was unjustified. Even now I am not sure how historians will allocate the responsibility for the war."

"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."