On Tue, 02 Oct 2001 22:48:22 -0400, gburnore_at_databasix.com wrote:
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>"I fear all I have done is awakened a sleeping giant and filled him with a
>terrible resolve. --Admiral Yamamoto after the bombing of Pearl Harbor
Actually, there was a thread on sci.lang.japan or something, which claims
what he said directly was "it does not do to cut a sleeping man's throat".
Someone took some liberties in the translation, perhaps?
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