I do not mind hardship — only let it be hardship that matters.
動けば雷電の如く、発すれば風雨の如し。
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The radical samurai who created Japan's first modern militia and ignited the revolution that ended feudal rule
The radical samurai who created Japan's first modern militia and ignited the revolution that ended feudal rule (1839-1867). Takasugi Shinsaku proved that a small force of committed irregulars could defeat a conventional army, then died of tuberculosis at 27 — leaving his revolution for others to complete.
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