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A soldier's whole life is one continuous and unceasing battle, and there is no reason why his responsibilities should vary with the state of the time… - Tōgō Heihachirō
" "A soldier's whole life is one continuous and unceasing battle, and there is no reason why his responsibilities should vary with the state of the times. In days of crisis he has to display his strength; in days of peace to accumulate it, thus perpetually and uniquely discharging his duties to the full. It was no light task that during the past year and a half we fought with wind and waves, encountered heat and cold, and kept the sea while frequently engaging a stubborn enemy in a death or life struggle; yet, when we reflect, this is seen to have been only one in a long series of general maneuvers, wherein we had the happiness to make some discoveries; happiness which throws into comparative insignificance the hardships of war. If men calling themselves sailors grasp at the pleasure of peace, they will learn the lesson that however fine in appearance their engines of war, these, like a house built on the sand, will fall at the first approach of the storm.
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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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Heihachirō Tōgō
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Togo Heihachiro
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Heihachiro Togo
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Tougou Heihachirou
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The Nelson of the East
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Tōgō Nakagorō
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We naval men who have survived the war must take these examples deeply to heart, and adding to the training which we have already received our actual experiences in the war, must plan future developments and seek not to fall behind the progress of the time. If, keeping the instructions of our Sovereign ever graven on our hearts, we serve earnestly and diligently, and putting forth our full strength, await what the hour may bring forth, we shall then have discharged our great duty of perpetually guarding our country.
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