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
answer people
People always ask me, 'Lech, aren't you afraid of being killed?' And as an answer I shrug my shoulders.
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Tomorrow there will be no division to Europe and Asia. These are old concepts that would remain only on maps. Everything will be united. Companies will be united. It is a process of structures growing due to the technological progress.
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the message they we're fighting for freedom and human rights.
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The thing that lies at the foundation of positive change, the way I se it, is service to a fellow human being.
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It all began after a Pole became the pope. His words awakened the Polish nation and other nations followed.
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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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The Civic Platform would have had a better chance, because they are more sensible people. I hope I'm wrong.
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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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In front of God, everything that is sacred, I declare that there was no manipulation.
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I knew right from the start that those who carried me on their shoulders will hurl stones at me one day. How was I to tell the workers 'now you will all be jobless'? But we had no choice.
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We hold our heads high, despite the price we have paid, because freedom is priceless.
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I am happy that Poland is returning to the road of pluralism and democracy.
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Communism is a monopolistic system, economically and politically. The system suppresses individual initiative, and the 21st century is all about individualism and freedom. The development of technology supported these directions.
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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.