“Unshackled freedom’ did not mean doing whatever a person felt like without outside interference. To take up the reins of freedom, it was necessary to respect the rule of law and to cooperate. Otherwise, a person could cry ‘freedom’ until he was blue in the face and his ideals would remain idle visions.”

“Unshackled freedom’ did not mean doing whatever a person felt like without outside interference. To take up the reins of freedom, it was necessary to respect the rule of law and to cooperate. Otherwise, a person could cry ‘freedom’ until he was blue in the face and his ideals would remain idle visions.”

— Rieko Yoshihara