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Vote: | A military man can scarcely pride himself on having smitten a sleeping enemy; it is more a matter of shame, simply, for the one smitten. |
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Vote: | But then, if the war continues after that, I have no expectation of success. |
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Vote: | I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve. |
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Vote: | In the first six to twelve months of a war with the United States and Great Britain I will run wild and win victory upon victory. |
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Vote: | The mindless rejoicing at home is really appalling; it makes me fear that the first blow against Tokyo will make them wilt at once. |
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Isoroku Yamamoto (山本 五十六 Yamamoto Isoroku, April 4, 1884 – April 18, 1943) was the commander of the Japanese Navy for most of World War II.
Family background Yamamoto was born Isoroku Takano (高野 五十六 Takano Isoroku) in Nagaoka in Niigata. His father was Takano Sadayoshi (高野 貞吉 Takano Sadayoshi), a low class samurai of Nagaoka-han. "Isoroku" is an old Japanese term meaning "56"; the name referred to his father's age at Isoroku's birth.
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