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I want to light the lights of patriotism.
Lech Walesa
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Lech Walesa
Age: 80
Born: 1943
Born: September 29
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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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When I recall my own path of life I cannot but speak of the violence, hatred and lies. A lesson drawn from such experiences, however, was that we can effectively oppose violence only if we ourselves do not resort to it.
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Now is the era of intellect, information and the Internet.
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