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I can't imagine the right wing trying to unite without my participation.

Lech Walesa

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Lech Walesa
Age: 81
Born: 1943
Born: September 29
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Now is the era of intellect, information and the Internet.
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I only fear God, and my wife - sometimes.
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Communism is a monopolistic system, economically and politically.
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