1. Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto - “A brilliant man would find a way not to fight a war.”

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2. Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto - “The mindless rejoicing at home is really appalling; it makes me fear that the first blow against Tokyo will make them wilt at once…I only wish that [the Americans] had also had, say, three carriers at Hawaii.”

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3. Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto - “A military man can scarcely pride himself on having 'smitten a sleeping enemy'; it is more a matter of shame, simply, for the one smitten.”

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4. Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto - “In the first six to twelve months of a war with the United States and Great Britain I will run wild and win victory upon victory. But then, if the war continues after that, I have no expectation of success.”

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5. Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto - “I fear all we have done is awakened a sleeping giant and filled him with a terrible resolve.”

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6. Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto - “You cannot invade the mainland United States. There would be a rifle behind each blade of grass.”

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