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Lech Walesa
Age: 81
Born: 1943
Born: September 29
Dissident
Economist
Electrician
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Trade Unionist
Akron
Ohio
Lech Walesa
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I believe that any violation of privacy is nothing good.
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What until then seemed impossible to achieve has become a fact of life. We have won the right to association in trade unions independent from the authorities, founded and shaped by the working people themselves.
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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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Authority must be respected and chosen wisely.
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If there were fish in the lake, fishing would make no sense.
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Deep faith eliminates fear.
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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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Communism is a monopolistic system, economically and politically.
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There should be a left leg and a right leg. And I'll be in between
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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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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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The program of our movement stems from the fundamental moral laws and order.
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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 myself I am nothing. It all comes from God and the Virgin Mary.
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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 only fear God, and my wife - sometimes.
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I have always been and will be an enemy of communism, but I love all people.
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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 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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I think if I got a bicycle from my father, I should give a car to my son.
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