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Buddhism doesn’t exist apart from the reality of society or from people and their lives. No matter how valid the teachings of Buddhism may be, just loudly proclaiming that fact will not persuade people. If anything, that approach is quite likely to drive them away from the path of Buddhism, and that would be going against the intent of the Daishonin, who entrusted us with the mission of realizing kosen-rufu.
From The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 2, revised edition, pp. 98—99

Daisaku Ikeda

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To this day, I am constantly engaged in dialogue with my mentor. In my mind, I stand before him as the youth I was. Kosen-rufu was our shared aspiration, our great dream and adventure as mentor and disciple.
>From The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 3, revised edition, p. 338

Daisaku Ikeda

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Valuing each individual—this is an unbroken tradition of the Soka Gakkai. We focus on one suffering person, wholeheartedly engage them in dialogue, and do everything we can to encourage them. You, our young people, especially, must not lose sight of this tradition. From The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 3, revised edition, p. 95

Daisaku Ikeda