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Ruth Benedict

“The hero we sympathize with because he is in love or cherishes some personal ambition, they condemn as weak because he has allowed these feelings to come between him and his gimu or his giri.”

Ruth Benedict, The Chrysanthemum and the Sword: Patterns of Japanese Culture
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The Chrysanthemum and the Sword: Patterns of Japanese Culture The Chrysanthemum and the Sword: Patterns of Japanese Culture by Ruth Benedict
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