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Is this a criticism? Did he exploit Japan and Japanese literature? [[User:LordAmeth|LordAmeth]] 15:31, 21 February 2008 (PST)
Is this a criticism? Did he exploit Japan and Japanese literature? [[User:LordAmeth|LordAmeth]] 15:31, 21 February 2008 (PST)
Remember this was written over 100 years ago. The first meaning of "exploit" is " to make productive use of : UTILIZE " related to the favorable noun "an exploit." The meaning " to make use of meanly or unfairly for one's own advantage " is secondary, perhaps not common back then.
--[[User:Bethetsu|Bethetsu]] 17:03, 21 February 2008 (PST)
::Ah. I hadn't looked at the reference cited. Didn't realize it was copied from such a source, rather than being newly written. Thanks. [[User:LordAmeth|LordAmeth]] 19:21, 22 February 2008 (PST)
:Thanks Bethetsu, I hadn't had a chance to respond. On the few bios that I used this source on, I rewrote or removed sections that were ambiguous or too contemporary (or read like a hagiography), but I missed that line. I'll just take it out.
::Actually, on reading it again, the entire last paragraph was too contemporary and outdated to leave in, so I removed it. --[[User:Shogun|Kitsuno]] 00:57, 23 February 2008 (PST)
