A war minister is able to force the adoption of any measure desired by the Camp or to block any measure that meets his disapproval.
Sadao ArakiIf we have a thousand bamboo spears, there's nothing to worry about a war with the Soviet Union.
Sadao ArakiIn order to have enough of the raw materials...which will be lacking in wartime, we should plan to acquire and use foreign resources existing in our expected sphere of influence, such as Sakhalim, China, and the Southern Pacific.
Sadao ArakiGive me a Japanese division armed with bamboo spears and I'll wipe out the entire Russian Far Eastern Army.
Sadao ArakiFrivolous thinking is due to foreign thought. Japan must no longer let the impudence of the white peoples go unpunished. It is the duty of Japan to fulfill her natural destiny, to cause China to respect the Japanese, to expel Chinese influence from Manchuria, and to follow the way of imperial destiny.
Sadao Araki