| We, the Japanese people, desire peace
for all time and are deeply conscious of the high ideals controlling human
relationship and we have determined to preserve our security and existence,
trusting in the justice and faith of the peace-loving peoples of the world.
We desire to occupy an honored place in an international society striving
for the preservation of peace, and the banishment of tyranny and slavery,
oppression and intolerance for all time from the earth. We recognize that
all peoples of the world have the right to live in peace, free from fear
and want. |