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The Imperial Constitution of Great Japan, known as the Meiji Constitution of 1889, was grafted on to an absolutist system of power. It ascribed to the “sacred and inviolable” emperor enormous military and civil powers, defining him as
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I think this began technically much earlier than '89, though.
“Try not to get enthralled, okay?”
― The Turn: The Hollows Begins with Death
― The Turn: The Hollows Begins with Death
“Worse still was that Thor sensed his brothers, paradoxically, were threatened by him, maybe even hated him. Thor could see it in their every glance, every gesture. He didn’t understand how, but he aroused something like fear”
― A Quest of Heroes
― A Quest of Heroes
“There is nothing in the world so irresistibly contagious as laughter and good humor.”
― A Christmas Carol
― A Christmas Carol
“One, remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Two, never give up work. Work gives you meaning and purpose and life is empty without it. Three, if you are lucky enough to find love, remember it is there and don't throw it away.”
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