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
country war struggle
My youth passed at the time of the country's reconstruction from the ruins and ashes of the war in which my nation never bowed to the enemy paying the highest price in the struggle.
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My country is in the grips of a major economic crisis. This is causing dramatic consequences for the very existence of Polish families. A permanent economic crisis in Poland may also have serious repercussions for Europe. Thus, Poland ought to be helped and deserves help.
country opportunity peaceful
My most ardent desire is that my country will recapture its historic opportunity for a peaceful evolution and that Poland will prove to the world that even the most complex situations can be solved by a dialogue and not by force.
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What is the role of the world's only super power? What is the role of the United Nations?,
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I used to lead 10 million people, so what use to me is just 1,000? From a logical point of view, there is no room for me here.
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The thing that lies at the foundation of positive change, the way I se it, is service to a fellow human being.
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Every drop of blood causes suffering for the Holy Father,
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At that time, I tried to control enthusiasm and streamline it in the right direction. Today I only try to share my experience, pass it on and do something good for the world.
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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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Here the (Soviet) bear got his teeth knocked out. He could no longer bite other nations trying to break away to freedom.
freedom hard
freedom came, but it is still hard to get bread.
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From these broadcasting stations we gleaned our lessons of independent thinking and solidarity action.
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.