17. We can only undertake diplomatic intercourse with a foreign country based on the spirit that we take it on squarely through the right way, that we represent our country, that we are willing to sacrifice our lives and that we will carry it through to its fulfillment until we drop.
一七　正道を踏み国を以て斃（たお）るるの精神無くば、外国交際は全（まつた）かる可からず。