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The world needs leaders of vision instead of leaders on television.

Lech Walesa

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Lech Walesa
Age: 81
Born: 1943
Born: September 29
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If there were fish in the lake, fishing would make no sense.
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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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I have always been and will be an enemy of communism, but I love all people.
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There is something of the warrior in me.
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There should be a left leg and a right leg. And I'll be in between
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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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In myself I am nothing. It all comes from God and the Virgin Mary.
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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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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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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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You should go to the polls, organize yourself. But once lawmakers are chosen, they must be respected.
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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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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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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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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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