Did Lech Walesa really say 'I never wanted to be a hero. I just wanted to do my duty.'?

Lech Walesa Quote Source & Citation:

I never wanted to be a hero. I just wanted to do my duty.

— Lech Walesa Contemporary · Polish Solidarity leader

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"I am a man of paradoxes."

"Solidarity is not a trade union, it is a movement."

"The future is in our hands."

"I am a man of peace, but I am also a man of struggle."

"I am not an angel, but I have never sold out Poland."

Interview reflecting on his role in Solidarity

Date: 1980s

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