百年の謀

A nation is not maintained not by only a few heroes but by its people who are educated, acquainted, and well-conducted. They are the conscience of the nation. We should bring up those consciences. This is my aim. A proverb says that one year project is to plant crops, one decade project is to plant trees, and one century project is to plant people. Jo Niijima

一国を維持するは、決して二、三英雄の力に非ず。実に一国を組織する教育あり、智識あり、品行ある人民の力に拠らざる可からず。是等の人民は一国の良心とも謂ふ可き人々なり。而して吾人は即ち此の一国の良心とも謂ふ可き人々を養成せんと欲す。吾人が目的とする所実に斯くの如し。諺に曰く、一年の謀は穀を植ゆるに在り、十年の謀は木を植ゆるに在り、百年の謀は人を植ゆるに在りと。 新島襄