Did Lech Walesa really say 'I have never been a communist. I have always been a Catholic and a patriot.'?

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I have never been a communist. I have always been a Catholic and a patriot.

— Lech Walesa Contemporary · Polish Solidarity leader

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"If you want to be a leader, you must first be a servant."

"Solidarity is not a gift, it is a task."

"I am not afraid of anyone, except my wife."

"I am an optimist, even when things are difficult."

"I am not an intellectual, I am a worker."

Distancing himself from the ideology he fought against, aligning with his core identity.

Date: 1980s-1990s

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