"The prosperity of the people is my greatest wish."

"I extend my deepest sympathies to those who suffered during the war."

"I have always wished for the good of my people."

"Indeed, we declared war on America and Britain out of our sincere desire to ensure Japan's self-preservation and the stabilization of East Asia, it being far from our thought either to infringe upon t…"

"The path of peace is the only path for humanity."