->''"Concerning the night assault of [[UsefulNotes/The47Ronin Lord Asano's ronin]], the fact that they did not commit {{seppuku}} at the Sengakuji was an error, for there was a long delay between the time their lord was struck down and the time when they struck down the enemy. If Lord Kira had died of illness within that period, it would have been extremely regrettable."''
--> --'''Tsunetomo Yamamoto''' in ''Literature/TheHagakure'', trans. William Scott Wilson

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