It is only natural that for any statesman at the helm of any government the question of his country's security should be a concern of the utmost impo…

- Eisaku Sato

If the attainment of peace is the ultimate objective of all statesmen, it is, at the same time, something very ordinary, closely tied to the daily li…

- Eisaku Sato

Subsequently, the Japanese people experienced a variety of vicissitudes and were involved in international disputes, eventually, for the first time i…

- Eisaku Sato

The desire to see Okinawa returned to Japan developed into a broad national consensus among our people.

- Eisaku Sato

All through the years since World War II, the Japanese people have, I am convinced, made strenuous efforts to preserve and promote world peace, contr…

- Eisaku Sato

Japan is the only country in the world to have suffered the ravages of atomic bombing. That experience left an indelible mark on the hearts of our pe…

- Eisaku Sato

The international order established at the end of World War II could certainly have been worse. However, this order did contain certain factors which…

- Eisaku Sato

It is the earnest hope of our people that the world may see the day when all nuclear weapons are abolished.

- Eisaku Sato

It was also during my tenure of office that the Japanese Government agreed to the conclusion of a Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and signed it, pur…

- Eisaku Sato