Lech Walesa — "We must always fight for what is right."
We must always fight for what is right.
We must always fight for what is right.
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"The most important thing is to be honest with yourself."
"I am not a dictator. I am a democrat."
"I do not need advisors. I know what is best for Poland."
"I prefer to be a prophet without honor in my own country than a politician with no principles."
"I never wanted to be a hero. I just wanted to do my duty."
Polish electrician who founded Solidarity in 1980, won the 1983 Nobel Peace Prize, and became the first post-communist president of Poland (1990-1995). Closely associated with Václav Havel (fellow Eastern-bloc dissident-turned-president) and Pope John Paul II (the Polish pope whose 1979 visit catalyzed Solidarity). For an intellectual contrast, see Wojciech Jaruzelski, Polish general and Communist leader — Jaruzelski imposed martial law in 1981, banned Solidarity, and interned Wałęsa. He represented the Soviet-backed institutional power Solidarity's nonviolent labor movement was organized to displace — they ultimately signed the 1989 Round Table Talks together that ended Polish communism.
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