All Lech Walesa Quotes
- I'm lazy. But it's the lazy people who invented the wheel and the bicycle because they didn't like walking or carrying things. Accomplishment
- 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… Agree
- I believe that any violation of privacy is nothing good. Any
- The fall of the Berlin Wall makes for nice pictures. But it all started in the shipyards. All
- Dictators and oppressors should continue to fear me because I will be here for a long time. Continue
- The sole and basic source of our strength is the solidarity of workers, peasants and the intelligentsia, the solidarity of the nation, the solidarity of… Basic
- Authority must be respected and chosen wisely. Authority
- I have always been and will be an enemy of communism, but I love all people. All
- I want to light the lights of patriotism. Inspirational
- I will talk and act, not on my knees, but with prudence. Act
- Our national history has so often filled us with bitterness and the feeling of helplessness. Bitter
- We hold our heads high, despite the price we have paid, because freedom is priceless. Despite
- As a nation we have the right to decide our own affairs, to mould our own future. This does not pose any danger to anybody.… Affair
- I most sincerely wish that the world in which we live be free from the threat of a nuclear holocaust and from the ruinous arms… Arms
- Communism is a monopolistic system, economically and politically. Communism
- He who puts out his hand to stop the wheel of history will have his fingers crushed. Crushed
- I am overjoyed that I do not need a heart transplant at this time. Heart
- I don't like to look a man in the eye. Eye
- I have a vision, and I know I'm right. Funny
- I realize that the strivings of the Polish people gave rise, and still do so, to the feelings of understanding and solidarity all over the… All
- Let the veil of silence fall presently over what happened afterwards. Silence, too, can speak out. Afterwards
- There is something of the warrior in me. Funny
- I belong to a nation which over the past centuries has experienced many hardships and reverses. The world reacted with silence or with mere sympathy… Armies
- Freedom must be gained step by step, slowly. Freedom is a food which must be carefully administered when people are too hungry for it. Administered
- I allowed myself to be taken in by the intellectuals. I believed too much in the Polish intellectuals and followed their advice. Advice