May 28
Take Japan, take any nation of the West; every nation is under the same heavens, illuminated by the same sun, enjoying the beauty of the same moon, sharing the same ocean, breathing the same air, possessing the same human sentiments. Therefore, whatever we have in excess we should give to other nations, taking whatever they have in excess, teaching each other and learning together, never ashamed or boastful, each fulfilling the needs of another, mutually praying for the happiness of all.
Fukuzawa Yukichi, “Encouragement of Learning I” from Fukuzawa Yukichi on Education
