> his.. belief in the Constitution as the protector of all Japanese subjects.. make it axiomatic that the welfare of citizens, no matter how obscure, must take precedence over the demands of.. industry, however ‘vital to the nation’. #Shozo was never antagonistic to industry or #modernization as such but his conviction that people came first was so deeply.. held that he never felt it necessary to discuss in a rational way the problems attendant on #RapidIndustrialization. #TanakaShozo #田中正造 #正造