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Once the wind of Western civilization blows to the East, every blade of grass and every tree in the East follow what the Western wind brings... We do… - Fukuzawa Yukichi
" "Once the wind of Western civilization blows to the East, every blade of grass and every tree in the East follow what the Western wind brings... We do not have time to wait for the enlightenment of our neighbors so that we can work together toward the development of Asia. It is better for us to leave the ranks of Asian nations and cast our lot with civilized nations of the West... We should deal with them exactly as the Westerners do.
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About Fukuzawa Yukichi
Fukuzawa Yukichi (福澤 諭吉 Yukichi Fukuzawa; 10 January 1835 – 3 February 1901) was a Japanese author, writer, teacher, entrepreneur and political theorist whose ideas about government and social institutions made a lasting impression on a rapidly changing Japan during the period known as the Meiji Era. Fukuzawa was instrumental in introducing Western ideas and educational principles to Japan. He founded Keio University, one of Japan’s first private universities, which became a significant center for spreading liberal and modern thought throughout the country. His writings, including the best-selling “An Encouragement of Learning” and “An Outline of a Theory of Civilization,” played a crucial role in shaping the intellectual foundation of modern Japan Fukuzawa’s philosophy was rooted in the principle of self-reliance and independence for both individuals and the nation. He advocated for a strong educational system as the foundation for a free and independent society. His ideas on social and economic development were highly progressive at the time, advocating for the abolition of the class system and the promotion of gender equality
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明治卅弐年後之福翁
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Yukichi Fukuzawa
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Robbery and murder are the worst of human crimes; but in the West there are robbers and murderers. There are those who form cliques to vie for the reins of power and who, when deprived of that power, decry the injustice of it all. Even worse, international diplomacy is really based on the art of deception. Surveying the situation as a whole, all we can say is that there is a general prevalence of good over bad, but we can hardly call the situation perfect. When, several thousand years hence, the levels of knowledge and virtue of the peoples of the world will have made great progress (to the point of becoming utopian), the present condition of the nations of the West will surely seem a pitifully primitive stage. Seen in this light, civilization is an open-ended process. We cannot be satisfied with the present level of attainment of the West.
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