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My health is very much improved.

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Lech Walesa
Age: 81
Born: 1943
Born: September 29
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When I was fighting communism, there was rapid development of satellite television and cell phones, and communism, to survive, would have to block all these information devices.
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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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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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Now is the era of intellect, information and the Internet.
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One could always do more, faster and cleverer, but democracy has its own rhythm.
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My most ardent desire is that my country will recapture its historic opportunity for a peaceful evolution and that Poland will prove to the world that even the most complex situations can be solved by a dialogue and not by force.
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Democracy is made up of three elements. One is whether the laws support pluralistic principles. The second is whether the people take advantage of these laws. The third element is whether the peoples' wallets are thick enough to benefit from this democracy.
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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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Authority must be respected and chosen wisely.
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This conviction brought me, in the summer of 1978, to the Free Trade Unions - formed by a group of courageous and dedicated people who came out in the defense of the workers' rights and dignity.
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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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I have always been and will be an enemy of communism, but I love all people.
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Communists are great capitalists, so there is no threat anymore.
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I am overjoyed that I do not need a heart transplant at this time.
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There is something of the warrior in me.
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For now, capitalism is working to produce more money but does not see the people. This problem is getting worse across the world.
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You should go to the polls, organize yourself. But once lawmakers are chosen, they must be respected.
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There should be a left leg and a right leg. And I'll be in between
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Irrespective of todays judgment and the price we had to pay in this generation, we were able to close an epoch of divisions, different blocs and borders, opening the way for an era of globalization.
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