A Brief History of Japan Quotes

“By the end of the ninth century, such men appeared to have adopted a new term for themselves that played both upon their wish to be seen as loyal retainers of the central court and on the court’s desire to regard them as mere hirelings. They called themselves “those who serve”—the samurai.”
― Jonathan Clements, A Brief History of Japan: Samurai, Shogun and Zen: The Extraordinary Story of the Land of the Rising Sun

“His father was killed when he was only six years old.”
― Jonathan Clements, A Brief History of Japan: Samurai, Shogun and Zen: The Extraordinary Story of the Land of the Rising Sun