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The fall of the Berlin Wall makes for nice pictures. But it all started in the shipyards.

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Lech Walesa
Age: 81
Born: 1943
Born: September 29
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I can't imagine the right wing trying to unite without my participation.
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Authority must be respected and chosen wisely.
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I am overjoyed that I do not need a heart transplant at this time.
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The program of our movement stems from the fundamental moral laws and order.
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Words are plentiful deeds are precious.
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I am happy that Poland is returning to the road of pluralism and democracy.
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Without a single shot we've managed to liberate the world of communism but now there is a need for a global solidarity.
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I believed it would succeed. It was Polish Solidarity and its victory that put an end to the old era when what mattered were borders and rival blocs.
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In many parts of the world the people are searching for a solution which would link the two basic values: peace and justice. The two are like bread and salt for mankind.
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There should be a left leg and a right leg. And I'll be in between
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Deep faith eliminates fear.
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You have riches and freedom here but I feel no sense of faith or direction. You have so many computers, why don't you use them in the search for love?
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Communists are great capitalists, so there is no threat anymore.
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Capitalism is in crisis.
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The world needs leaders of vision instead of leaders on television.
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I realize that the strivings of the Polish people gave rise, and still do so, to the feelings of understanding and solidarity all over the world.
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One could always do more, faster and cleverer, but democracy has its own rhythm.
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This is the moment of your defeat you have just put in the last nails in the coffin of communism.
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Lying at the root of the social agreements of 1980 are the courage, sense of responsibility, and the solidarity of the working people. Both sides have then recognized that an accord must be reached if bloodshed is to be prevented.
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