- Some say they are the words of Ninomiya-sonoku, but they are not the words of Sotoku.
When I inquired at the Houtoku Museum in Odawara, I was told that they are not the words of Sontoku. Kanzo Uchimura (March 23, 1861 - March 28, 1930) quoted Sotoku in his lectures and other talks on economics and morality, so they said the source might be from that area. https://mediajuku.com/article/243
- [Economy without morality is a crime.
- economy without morality is a crime and morality without economics is bedlam.
- [Morality without economy is nonsense.
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