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If you ask me to summarise our mission, I would put it this way: We were a military regime that sought to lay the foundations for freedom and liberty in a complex society.

Quote by Ibrahim Babangida about army, liberty, society, contentment

We have actively sought and are actively seeking to make the United Nations an effective instrument of international cooperation.

Quote by Dean Acheson about nation

Wealth, like happiness, is never attained when sought after directly. It comes as a by-product of providing a useful service.

Quote by Henry Ford about wealth, happiness

Temptations come, as a general rule, when they are sought.

Quote by Margaret Oliphant about rules

I have never sought the reason why I write.

Quote by Nathalie Sarraute about literature, reason