The Foundations of Japan

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socially inferior to a townsman," he said. "I am going to show that the income of a farmer who is diligent and skilful may equal that of a Minister of

were common in the Tokugawa period.[14] The object sought was the education of heart and spirit. At night when I was in bed my father used to kneel by me,[15] his eldest s

greatest scholar in Japan.' The second said, 'I will become the greatest statesman.' The third, myself, said, 'I will be the

en I saw my way to make a plan. Rice in my native place is inferior. I improved it for three or four years. I gained the first gold prize at the prefectural show. Some years later I obtained the first prize at the exhibition which was held by five

earing that he expected larger subscriptions from practical men because though public men were esteemed by society their econom

n were not sound. Again, could he have lasting influence with people in practical affairs if his own practical affairs were not in good order?[16] At any rate I

rage area is under 3 acres per family.] I am now working about 4 chō (10 acres). Later on I am going to farm 7 chō (15? acres) and from that I am expecting the income of a Minister.[17] I have already collected the materials for my

lthy children. He used the ordinary farm implements and his livestock consisted of only a horse and a few hens. The home farm was five miles from the station. The outlying farms were scattered in five villages-"there are always spen

laughed at by many persons. People jeer that they pretended to do good, yet they could not do good to themselves. If all people who work for the public benefit are laughed at at last-and many are-it will come to be thought that to work for the public benefit is not good. Therefore I think that the man who would work for the public good must be careful

essful in promoting his own pecuniary interests was necessarily the best type of public man. Was the average character equal to the strain of many years of concentration on money-making to the exclusion of public interests? When men emerged from the sphere of concentrated money-making, were

: "Surely he is right who through his life offers freely what he may have as to members of his own family. I give away many pamphlets and I have guests. I could save in these directions. But I am not doing it. I am content if I can support my family. I gave a savings book to each

n received for giving lectures was spent on books and recreation "for enlarging mind and heart." He happened to mention that, though his family was of the Zen sect of Buddhism, he was a Shintoist. It is difficult to believe

r Planted outside his House and the Evils (repres

middle of it. The words behind the arrows represent the character of the attacks to which the farmer conceive

cenary. Some families were too economical and cut down beautiful trees, planting instead economical ones. Those families I have seen come to an evil end. The man who exercises rigid economy may be a good man, but his children can know little

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ry Parkes die poor. Sir George Reid took the High Commissionership in London; Sir Graham Berry was provided with a small annuity; Sir G

, executions were levied in

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