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People often call me Maa-Maa Koji or say I am indecisive, timid, passive, etc. But in a mass organization, once a policy is decided at a congress, if everyone abides by it, there will be neither conflict nor split.
Maa-Maa Koji's Discourse: The Path I Have Walked (1950)
America also has people who have come to terms with the war and those who have not. The same can be said of Japan. Those who have come to terms with the war welcomed us very warmly and have come to understand Japan very well.
Maa-Maa Koji's Discourse: The Path I Have Walked (1950)
No matter how many different arguments may arise, I think it is fine to bring things together where they need to be brought together. In a mass organization like the Socialist Party, there should be someone who can be called a unifier.
Maa-Maa Koji's Discourse: The Path I Have Walked (1950)
The Socialist Party is a mass party, so when discussing things, it is natural that there will sometimes be left-leaning arguments and right-leaning arguments. What we must guard against is fixing left and right and turning them into factions.
Maa-Maa Koji's Discourse: The Path I Have Walked (1950)
From the standpoint of students, we began researching democracy and socialism, but influenced by external socialist and labor movements, two currents emerged among the students: those pursuing it ideologically and those focusing on practical action.
Maa-Maa Koji's Discourse: The Path I Have Walked (1950)
As I said during the recent party self-criticism, everyone must adopt the attitude of being a pure Socialist Party member — that is, I am a Socialist Party member. Neither right nor left, just a Socialist Party member.
Maa-Maa Koji's Discourse: The Path I Have Walked (1950)