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I only fear God, and my wife - sometimes.

Lech Walesa

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Lech Walesa
Age: 81
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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The world needs leaders of vision instead of leaders on television.
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If there were fish in the lake, fishing would make no sense.
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Communism prevents organizations from developing by stopping the flow of information. The system is based on police and listening devices and triggers the worst characteristics in humans.
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My country is in the grips of a major economic crisis. This is causing dramatic consequences for the very existence of Polish families. A permanent economic crisis in Poland may also have serious repercussions for Europe. Thus, Poland ought to be helped and deserves help.
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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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Now is the era of intellect, information and the Internet.
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Authority must be respected and chosen wisely.
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I realize that the strivings of the Polish people gave rise, and still do so, to the feelings of understanding and solidarity all over the world.
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Words are plentiful deeds are precious.
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President Lech Kaczynski is not at all active in Poland and his image abroad leaves a lot to be desired.
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We respect the dignity and the rights of every man and every nation. The path to a brighter future of the world leads through honest reconciliation of the conflicting interests and not through hatred and bloodshed. To follow that path means to enhance the moral power of the all-embracing idea of human solidarity.
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I am overjoyed that I do not need a heart transplant at this time.
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I have always been and will be an enemy of communism, but I love all people.
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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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This is the moment of your defeat you have just put in the last nails in the coffin of communism.
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The program of our movement stems from the fundamental moral laws and order.
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I allowed myself to be taken in by the intellectuals. I believed too much in the Polish intellectuals and followed their advice.
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I believe that any violation of privacy is nothing good.
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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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