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President Lech Kaczynski is not at all active in Poland and his image abroad leaves a lot to be desired.

Lech Walesa

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Lech Walesa
Age: 81
Born: 1943
Born: September 29
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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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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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You should go to the polls, organize yourself. But once lawmakers are chosen, they must be respected.
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There is something of the warrior in me.
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If there were fish in the lake, fishing would make no sense.
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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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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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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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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 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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Communists are great capitalists, so there is no threat anymore.
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Deep faith eliminates fear.
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I have always been and will be an enemy of communism, but I love all people.
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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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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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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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Let the veil of silence fall presently over what happened afterwards. Silence, too, can speak out.
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I want to light the lights of patriotism.
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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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One could always do more, faster and cleverer, but democracy has its own rhythm.
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