{"id":5488,"date":"2023-12-06T07:00:41","date_gmt":"2023-12-05T22:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/daisakuikedalegacy.org\/wordpress\/?p=5488"},"modified":"2023-12-02T11:58:24","modified_gmt":"2023-12-02T02:58:24","slug":"quotes-i-have-won-and-the-gakkai-has-won","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/daisakuikedalegacy.org\/wordpress\/quotes-i-have-won-and-the-gakkai-has-won\/","title":{"rendered":"[Quotes] I have won and the Gakkai has won!\u200b"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:248,&quot;335559731&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335562764&quot;:2,&quot;335562765&quot;:1,&quot;335562766&quot;:4,&quot;335562767&quot;:0,&quot;335562768&quot;:4,&quot;335562769&quot;:0}\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXP113478522 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-SG\" xml:lang=\"EN-SG\" data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXP113478522 BCX0\">I stepped down as the third president of the\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXP113478522 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-SG\" xml:lang=\"EN-SG\" data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXP113478522 BCX0\">Soka<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXP113478522 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-SG\" xml:lang=\"EN-SG\" data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXP113478522 BCX0\">\u00a0Gakkai in April 1979. This was brought\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXP113478522 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-SG\" xml:lang=\"EN-SG\" data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXP113478522 BCX0\">about by an ugly conspiracy between envious\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXP113478522 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-SG\" xml:lang=\"EN-SG\" data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXP113478522 BCX0\">priests and treacherous former top Gakkai\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXP113478522 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-SG\" xml:lang=\"EN-SG\" data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXP113478522 BCX0\">leaders, as you all know. From that moment, I\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXP113478522 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-SG\" xml:lang=\"EN-SG\" data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXP113478522 BCX0\">stood up alone and rebuilt the Gakkai as it\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXP113478522 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-SG\" xml:lang=\"EN-SG\" data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXP113478522 BCX0\">exists today. This has been my life and my\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXP113478522 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-SG\" xml:lang=\"EN-SG\" data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXP113478522 BCX0\">cause. Mr Toda said that no matter what the\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXP113478522 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-SG\" xml:lang=\"EN-SG\" data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXP113478522 BCX0\">difficulty or situation, it is vital to stand up and\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXP113478522 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-SG\" xml:lang=\"EN-SG\" data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXP113478522 BCX0\">face it with a sense of personal responsibility.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXP113478522 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-SG\" xml:lang=\"EN-SG\" data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXP113478522 BCX0\">The Gakkai would never have become the\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXP113478522 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-SG\" xml:lang=\"EN-SG\" data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXP113478522 BCX0\">organisation it is today through schemes or\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXP113478522 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-SG\" xml:lang=\"EN-SG\" data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXP113478522 BCX0\">clever manoeuvring. If the cause is right and\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXP113478522 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-SG\" xml:lang=\"EN-SG\" data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXP113478522 BCX0\">just, stand up alone and fight for it! Adhering\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXP113478522 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-SG\" xml:lang=\"EN-SG\" data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXP113478522 BCX0\">to this mentor-disciple spirit, I have won and\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXP113478522 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-SG\" xml:lang=\"EN-SG\" data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXP113478522 BCX0\">the Gakkai has won.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXP113478522 BCX0\">\u200b<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:248,&quot;335559731&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335562764&quot;:2,&quot;335562765&quot;:1,&quot;335562766&quot;:4,&quot;335562767&quot;:0,&quot;335562768&quot;:4,&quot;335562769&quot;:0}\">&#8220;Share your thoughts and celebrate the life of our beloved mentor by contributing a eulogy on the site <a href=\"https:\/\/daisakuikedalegacy.org\/wordpress\/eulogy\">https:\/\/daisakuikedalegacy.org\/wordpress\/eulogy<\/a>. 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