Lech Walesa Quotes
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The politicians always told us that the Cold War stand-off could only change by way of nuclear war. None of them believed that such systemic change was possible.
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I'm a man of faith. I only fear God, and my wife - sometimes.
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Communism in Cuba will collapse sooner or later because you can't control the free flow of information. 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.
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The defense of our rights and our dignity, as well as efforts never to let ourselves to be overcome by the feeling of hatred - this is the road we have chosen.
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Obviously people want social calm, but if you do not let clever and ingenious people to participate, obviously there must be some dormant volcano that will erupt, sooner or later.
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The fall of the Berlin Wall makes for nice pictures. But it all started in the shipyards.
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Communists are great capitalists, so there is no threat anymore.
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My character and personality is today and tomorrow; I do not work well remembering further back.
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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 race. It is my cherished desire that peace be not separated from freedom which is the right of every nation. This I desire and for this I pray.
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Our national history has so often filled us with bitterness and the feeling of helplessness.
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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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I use many different gadgets connected with computers; I use PCs, laptops and a Palm Pilot. I also use the Internet to visit websites, especially within Polish-language Internet. I usually go to political discussion groups and sites - of course, as I use my real name, people never believe that they are chatting with me!
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We have travelled so far in our technical advancements that we are no longer located in our own countries.
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Poles finished communism, and Great Britain profited significantly from this.
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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 in the search for love?
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I hope to work harder than ever to help people around the world.
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I want to light the lights of patriotism.
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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 and the awareness of the limits beyond which we must not go.
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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.
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I believe that any violation of privacy is nothing good.
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For now, capitalism is working to produce more money but does not see the people. This problem is getting worse across the world.
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Communism is a monopolistic system, economically and politically.
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I cannot stand for more than half an hour in one place.
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I am happy that Poland is returning to the road of pluralism and democracy.