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
crisis capitalism
Capitalism is in crisis.
people doe world
For now, capitalism is working to produce more money but does not see the people. This problem is getting worse across the world.
father son thinking
I think if I got a bicycle from my father, I should give a car to my son.
organization police listening
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.
democracy imperialism building
Building democracy as an imposition from abroad is a form of imperialism.
yield people unions
We shall not yield to violence. We shall not be deprived of union freedoms. We shall never agree with sending people to prison for their convictions.
would-be john-paul-ii pope
[Without Pope John Paul II] there would be no end of Communism or at least much later, and the end would have been bloody.
technology order europe
If once again Germany destabilizes Europe, then Germany will be not be divided again, but wiped off the map. East and West have the necessary technology in order to enforce this verdict. If Germany begins again, there is no other solution.
legs should left
There should be a left leg and a right leg. And I'll be in between
lakes fishing fishes
If there were fish in the lake, fishing would make no sense.
courage lying responsibility
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.
block fighting phones
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.
life-lesson lying hatred
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.
people reform painful
The people in Poland had to deal with painful reforms.