But our duties as naval men are not at all lightened for that reason. To preserve in perpetuity the fruits of this war; to promote to an ever greater… - Tōgō Heihachirō

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But our duties as naval men are not at all lightened for that reason. To preserve in perpetuity the fruits of this war; to promote to an ever greater height of prosperity the fortunes of the country, the navy, which, irrespective of peace or war, has to stand between the Empire and shocks from abroad, must always maintain its strength at sea and must be prepared to meet emergency.

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About Tōgō Heihachirō

Marshal-Admiral Marquis Tōgō Heihachirō (Japanese: 東郷 平八郎) (27 January 184830 May 1934), served as a gensui in the Imperial Japanese Navy and became one of Japan's greatest naval heroes. As Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet during the Russo-Japanese War of 1904–1905, he successfully confined the Russian Pacific naval forces to Port Arthur before winning a decisive victory over a relieving fleet at Tsushima in May 1905. He remains deeply revered as a national hero in Japan, with shrines and streets named in his honour.

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Alternative Names: Heihachirō Tōgō • Togo Heihachiro • Heihachiro Togo • Tougou Heihachirou • The Nelson of the East • Tōgō Nakagorō
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The triumphs recently won by our Navy are largely to be attributed to the training which enabled us to garner the fruits of the fighting. If then we infer the future from the past, we recognize that though war may ceases we can not abandon ourselves to ease and rest.
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