Lech Walesa Quotes

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• Words are plentiful; deeds are precious.
• 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…
• This is the moment of your defeat; you have just put in the last nails in the coffin of communism.
• Our firm conviction that ours is a just cause and that we must find a peaceful way to attain our goals gave us the strength…
• I only fear God, and my wife - sometimes.
• President Lech Kaczynski is not at all active in Poland and his image abroad leaves a lot to be desired.
• 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…
• I believed it would succeed. It was Polish Solidarity and its victory that put an end to the old era when what mattered were borders…
• Without a single shot we've managed to liberate the world of communism but now there is a need for a global solidarity.
• The defense of our rights and our dignity, as well as efforts never to let ourselves to be overcome by the feeling of hatred -…
• The United States is only one superpower. Today they lead the world. Nobody has doubts about it. Militarily. They also lead economically but they're getting…
• When he saw injustice, he wanted to do away with it. He saw communism, and he wanted to put an end to it.
• We must be courageous but also reasonable. The world admires us for walking a tightrope without falling off. It asks us to keep our balance.
• Everyone wants a voice in human freedom. There's a fire burning inside all of us.
• Freedom may be the soul of humanity, but often you have to struggle to prove it.
• You have riches and freedom here but I feel no sense of faith or direction. You have so many computers, why don't you use them…
• The hope of the nation which throughout the nineteenth century had not for a moment reconciled itself with the loss of independence, and fighting for…
• "It all came from there," Lech Walesa said, pointing to a TV when a reporter asked him why communism fell.
• I think if I got a bicycle from my father, I should give a car to my son.
• Capitalism is in crisis.

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