What Dominic Sandbrook has said about Kyoto
1 quote · 1 episode · Apr 5, 2026
Dominic Sandbrook, British historian, author and co-host of The Rest Is History, has been quoted on Kyoto once in 1 episode of The Rest Is History, most recently on April 5, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Sandbrook argues that any regime showing contempt for military power is living on borrowed time.
“any regime that has a contempt or disregard for military muscle is living on borrowed time, because that's what power is all about”
The Rest Is History: 658. Dawn of the Samurai: The Shadow of the Sword (Part 1) (Apr 5, 2026) · Listen from 41:14
Episodes
658. Dawn of the Samurai: The Shadow of the Sword (Part 1)The Rest Is History · Apr 5, 2026 · 1 h 3 min
Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook trace the origins of Japan's samurai, from the Tokugawa shogunate and the Bushido myth back to the 10th-century warlord Taira no Masakado.
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- Tom Holland · 2 quotes
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