Lying at the root of the social agreements of 1980 are the courage, sense of responsibility, and the solidarity of the working people. Both sides have then recognized that an accord must be reached if bloodshed is to be prevented.
I have always been and will be an enemy of communism, but I love all people.
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.
Democracy is made up of three elements. One is whether the laws support pluralistic principles. The second is whether the people take advantage of these laws. The third element is whether the peoples' wallets are thick enough to benefit from this democracy.
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 world.
[Without Pope John Paul II] there would be no end of Communism or at least much later, and the end would have been bloody.
I think if I got a bicycle from my father, I should give a car to my son.
One could always do more, faster and cleverer, but democracy has its own rhythm.
Authority must be respected and chosen wisely.
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 and borders, opening the way for an era of globalization.
Our national history has so often filled us with bitterness and the feeling of helplessness.
Now is the era of intellect, information and the Internet.
When I recall my own path of life I cannot but speak of the violence, hatred and lies. A lesson drawn from such experiences, however, was that we can effectively oppose violence only if we ourselves do not resort to it.
I am overjoyed that I do not need a heart transplant at this time.
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.
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. Our nation is fully aware of the responsibility for its own fate in the complicated situation of the contemporary world.
If there were fish in the lake, fishing would make no sense.
"It all came from there," Lech Walesa said, pointing to a TV when a reporter asked him why communism fell.
I have a vision, and I know I'm right.
I don't like to look a man in the eye.
President Lech Kaczynski is not at all active in Poland and his image abroad leaves a lot to be desired.
My health is very much improved.
I hope to work harder than ever to help people around the world.
I got politics and economics moving and then others took over.
I can't imagine the right wing trying to unite without my participation.
