[A] nation must ravage itself before foreigners can ravage … - Yukio Mishima

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[A] nation must ravage itself before foreigners can ravage it, a man must despise himself before others can despise him.

Yukio Mishima

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About Yukio Mishima

Yukio Mishima (January 14, 1925 – November 25, 1970) was the pen name of Kimitake Hiraoka, a Japanese author, poet, playwright, actor, model, film director, nationalist, and founder of the Tatenokai.

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Pen Names: 榊山保 • 三島由紀夫

Native Name: 三島由紀夫 • 平岡公威

Alternative Names: Mishima Yukio • Kimitake Hiraoka • Hiraoka Kimitake

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It is a common failing of childhood to think that if one makes a hero out of a demon the demon will be satisfied.

Everything, really, has this quality of sacredness, but we can desecrate it at a touch. How strange man is! His touch defiles and yet he contains the source of miracles.

A small night storm blows
Saying ‘falling is the essence of a flower’
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[A] nation must ravage itself before foreigners can ravage it, a man must despise himself before others can despise him. - Yukio Mishima

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