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The program of our movement stems from the fundamental moral laws and order.

Lech Walesa

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Lech Walesa
Age: 80
Born: 1943
Born: September 29
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I only fear God, and my wife - sometimes.
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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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Communism is a monopolistic system, economically and politically.
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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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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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