Japanese ambassador Keiichi Hayashi told those present the stone was a "symbol of human suffering during World War II and the ongoing quest for peace".

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Post-War economic history is the story of the quest to find new ways to bind the hands of politicians.

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But E-Quest has already begun to leverage its small war chest with the duo's connections.

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"We have lost the battle, but we will win the war, " he said, referring to Barak's quest to reach a peace agreement with the Palestinians.

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And whether it is in civil nuclear cooperation, whether it is in humanitarian relief and disaster management, maritime security -- all these are issues which unite us in our quest for a world free from the threat of war, want and exploitation.

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This 1955 novel, critics agree, distilled the experience of a generation, laying bare its hollow quest for meaning and purpose in the post-World War Two world of corporate business.

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