Lech Walesa
Lech Walesa
Lech Wałęsa; born 29 September 1943) is a retired Polish politician and labor activist. He co-founded and headed Solidarity, the Soviet bloc's first independent trade union, won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1983, and served as President of Poland from 1990 to 1995...
NationalityPolish
ProfessionWorld Leader
Date of Birth29 September 1943
CityPopowo, Poland
CountryPoland
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Poles finished communism, and Great Britain profited significantly from this.
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Life creates new heroes, and new heroes always find it easiest to beat up on the previous heroes.
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After the war, Germany fully confessed to all its dirty tricks. It's necessary to is draw a line under the past, even if people did something evil. Until we do, wounds won't heal.
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Up to the 20th century, we can say that this whole period was an Earth epoch, 'Earth' meaning the riches of the earth, simple physical work. That is why there were wars, the movement of frontiers, war over riches.
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My struggle led to the reunification of Germany and the creation of the state of Europe. We destroyed the borders; globalisation is on the horizon.
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When there aren't any fish in the sea, a crawfish can pass off for a fish. I tried to choose as wisely as I could, given the line-up, which was not to my liking. Still, if you can't get what you want, you make do with what you have.
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From these broadcasting stations we gleaned our lessons of independent thinking and solidarity action.
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Here the (Soviet) bear got his teeth knocked out. He could no longer bite other nations trying to break away to freedom.
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He did not tell us to make a revolution, he did not call for a coup, but he was so suggestive that we all had to define ourselves. The Polish nation and many other nations awoke.
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freedom came, but it is still hard to get bread.
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What is the role of the world's only super power? What is the role of the United Nations?,
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Finally we have an independent union under our own administration. We now have the right to strike and we are going to demand more rights soon.
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Every drop of blood causes suffering for the Holy Father,
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At that time, I tried to control enthusiasm and streamline it in the right direction. Today I only try to share my experience, pass it on and do something good for the world.