Nakae Chomin Quotes on Politics
Nakae Chomin was a Japanese journalist, translator, and political philosopher and one of the principal voices of the Meiji-period Freedom and People's Rights movement. This page collects quotes attributed to Nakae Chomin on the topic of politics, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Nakae Chomin:
“Liberty is the inborn right of every human being, not a gift of any government.”
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Attributed to Nakae Chomin:
“The strength of a nation lies in the rights of its citizens.”
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Attributed to Nakae Chomin:
“Japan must learn from the West but live as Japan.”
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Attributed to Nakae Chomin:
“True civilization is a civilization of free people.”
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Attributed to Nakae Chomin:
“The pen of the journalist is the conscience of the public.”