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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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Lech Walesa
Age: 81
Born: 1943
Born: September 29
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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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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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I only fear God, and my wife - sometimes.
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The world needs leaders of vision instead of leaders on television.
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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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Let the veil of silence fall presently over what happened afterwards. Silence, too, can speak out.
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Communism is a monopolistic system, economically and politically.
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If there were fish in the lake, fishing would make no sense.
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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 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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Authority must be respected and chosen wisely.
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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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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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I believe that any violation of privacy is nothing good.
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Without a single shot we've managed to liberate the world of communism but now there is a need for a global solidarity.
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Now is the era of intellect, information and the Internet.
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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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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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I can't imagine the right wing trying to unite without my participation.
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One could always do more, faster and cleverer, but democracy has its own rhythm.
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