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In myself I am nothing. It all comes from God and the Virgin Mary.
Lech Walesa
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Lech Walesa
Age: 80
Born: 1943
Born: September 29
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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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I have always been and will be an enemy of communism, but I love all people.
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I'm lazy. But it's the lazy people who invented the wheel and the bicycle because they didn't like walking or carrying things.
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