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Inazō Nitobe


Born
in Morioka, Japan
September 01, 1862

Died
October 15, 1933


Nitobe Inazō (新渡戸 稲造; 1862 – 1933) was a Japanese agronomist, diplomat, political scientist, politician, and writer. His father Nitobe Jūjirō was a samurai and retainer to the local daimyō of the Nanbu clan. His grandfather was Nitobe Tsutō and his great-grandfather was Nitobe Denzō (Koretami). He was converted to Christianity under the strong legacy left by William S. Clark, the first Vice-Principal of the College, who had taught in Sapporo for eight months before Nitobe's class arrived in the second year after the opening ofthe college and so they never personally crossed paths. When the League of Nations was established in 1920, Nitobe became one of the Under-Secretaries General of the League, and moved to Geneva, Switzerland. Nitobe, ho ...more

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“We know from what failings our virtue springs.”
Inazō Nitobe, Bushido: The Soul of Japan

“Masamuné expressed it well in his oft-quoted aphorism—"Rectitude carried to excess hardens into stiffness; Benevolence indulged beyond measure sinks into weakness.”
Inazō Nitobe, Bushido: The Soul of Japan

“Na Roma antiga, os coletores de impostos e outros agentes financeiros foram gradualmente elevados ao estatuto de cavaleiro; deste modo, o Estado mostrava apreço pelos seus serviços e sublinhava a importância do próprio dinheiro. Nada de semelhante se passava com os princípios da condição de cavaleiro (samurai) – estes persistiam em considerar as finanças como algo baixo, comparativamente às profissões intelectuais e morais. Deste modo, sendo o dinheiro e o amor ao dinheiro diligentemente ignorados, o próprio bushido conseguiu permanecer livre de mil e um males dos quais o dinheiro é a causa. Esta é razão suficiente para os nossos homens públicos se terem preservado por tanto tempo da corrupção.”
Inazō Nitobe, Bushido: The Soul of Japan