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Misquoting Yamamoto

Advocates of gun rights often argue that in World War II Japan was deterred from invading the U.S. mainland by a fear of American citizens with guns in their closets. They frequently quote Japan’s…

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There would be a rifle behind every blade of grass. is a quote by Isoroku Yamamoto, Commander-in-Chief of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. Of course it was originally stated in…

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Yamamoto was correct, there was an American behind every blade of grass with a rifle. And the American mainland is much safer today from aggression by a foreign power because of this fact.

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The quote You cannot invade the mainland United States. There would be a rifle behind every blade of grass. is often attributed to Admiral Yamamoto of the Japanese Navy during WWII. This photo reminded Wes of the quote. He wrote to us …

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Quote by Japanese Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto : You cannot …
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There would be a rifle behind every blade of grass. ― Japanese Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto tags: defense. Read more quotes from Japanese Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto. Share this quote: Like Quote. Recommend to friends. Friends Who Liked This Quote. To see what …

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There would be a rifle behind each blade of grass. But the quote is unsubstantiated and almost certainly bogus, even though it has been repeated thousands of times in various Internet postings …

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We would find a rifle behind every blade of grass. … Yamamoto never said that. Check out wikiquotes.com for source information. Cool quote and quite right, though. … Well I went out for a few hours today looking behind blades of grass and sure enough, somebody took all the rifles. I could find a single one. Now this guy Iscrewyou Yamamo or …

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Yamamoto quote – authentic? | The High Road
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However, whether there was a rifle behind every blade of grass, or no rifles at all, resource and manpower-poor Imperial Japan would still have had to cross thousands and thousands of miles of ocean, along ever-lengthening lines of communication, in vulnerable troopships, with an insecure rear, against furious and powerful opposition, in order …

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For more information see the Wikipedia article Isoroku Yamamoto’s sleeping giant quote . You cannot invade the mainland United States. There would be a rifle behind every blade of grass. Some have declared this attribution is unsubstantiated even though it has been repeated thousands of times in various Internet postings.

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Did Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto truly say “”You cannot invade mainland United States. There would be a rifle behind each blade of grass.”? Or is this just a misquote?
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Did Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto truly say You cannot invade mainland United States. There would be a rifle behind each blade of grass.? Or is this just a misquote? I tired looking into this and there seems to be competing views on weather he said it or not.