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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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Lech Walesa
Age: 81
Born: 1943
Born: September 29
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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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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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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 only fear God, and my wife - sometimes.
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The program of our movement stems from the fundamental moral laws and order.
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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 hope of the nation which throughout the nineteenth century had not for a moment reconciled itself with the loss of independence, and fighting for its own freedom, fought at the same time for the freedom of other nations.
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Now is the era of intellect, information and the Internet.
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