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
union
I represent the concept that pluralism is essential, union pluralism. I made an oath about this.
demand finally rights strike union
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.
independent people unions
What until then seemed impossible to achieve has become a fact of life. We have won the right to association in trade unions independent from the authorities, founded and shaped by the working people themselves.
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.
blocs close epoch era judgment opening pay price
Irrespective of today's 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.
john owe paul thank
John Paul II is the most important person in my life, ... I owe him a lot, and I wanted to thank him.
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It all began after a Pole became the pope. His words awakened the Polish nation and other nations followed.
generation launch
Why did we do all of it? To launch a new epoch, one without divisions. Without one shot, our generation was able to do it.
job thinking
Well, I was thinking there's a job for me as an electrician.
family life lived regrets spend time
I don't have regrets I didn't spend more time with my family because I've lived my life to the full, and you can't look back in regret.
decided opponents
I decided to get to know my opponents and their arguments.
agree build common secular soon ten
We need to agree on common values for all religions as soon as possible, a kind of secular Ten Commandments on which we will build the world of tomorrow.
bringing helped information technology
Technology helped end communism by bringing in information from the outside.
further work
My character and personality is today and tomorrow; I do not work well remembering further back.