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
demand finally rights strike union
Finally we have an independent union under our own administration. We now have the right to strike and we are going to demand more rights soon.
summer rights people
This conviction brought me, in the summer of 1978, to the Free Trade Unions - formed by a group of courageous and dedicated people who came out in the defense of the workers' rights and dignity.
education opportunity rights
I belong to the generation of workers who, born in the villages and hamlets of rural Poland, had the opportunity to acquire education and find employment in industry, becoming in the course conscious of their rights and importance in society.
rights effort hatred
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.
declare front god
In front of God, everything that is sacred, I declare that there was no manipulation.
carried knew shoulders start stones workers
I knew right from the start that those who carried me on their shoulders will hurl stones at me one day. How was I to tell the workers 'now you will all be jobless'? But we had no choice.
changed earth face hearts minds
It was in us, in our hearts and minds that something started that changed the face of this earth.
choice nation
The nation has made its choice. This is what they have now.
advantage bull democracy framework function hard learn legal move people takes unless wants
It takes really a long while for people to learn to take advantage of (democracy). So the legal framework of democracy can function everywhere. But as we say in Poland, it's hard to make a bull move unless it really wants to.
fighting fights-and-fighting freedom human message
the message they we're fighting for freedom and human rights.
nations role super united
What is the role of the world's only super power? What is the role of the United Nations?,
blood causes drop holy suffering
Every drop of blood causes suffering for the Holy Father,
control enthusiasm good pass share today tried
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.
lead logical million point room
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.