Perhaps the most important factor in Japanese history has been the geographical remoteness of Japan from the rest of the world. ... It means that one is able to understand people in other countries, and with this understanding see the virtues and defects of one's own with a final aim of devoting one's efforts to making both one's own country and the rest of the world more decent places for human beings to live.
――東洋大学 法学部法律学科・文学部英米文学科・経営学部経営学科(2月11日実施)――2005年