I believed it would succeed. It was Polish Solidarity and its victory that put an end to the old era when what mattered were borders and rival blocs. Lech Walesa More Quotes by Lech Walesa More Quotes From Lech Walesa We hold our heads high, despite the price we have paid, because freedom is priceless. Lech Walesa pricelesslibertyfreedom We respect the dignity and the rights of every man and every nation. The path to a brighter future of the world leads through honest reconciliation of the conflicting interests and not through hatred and bloodshed. To follow that path means to enhance the moral power of the all-embracing idea of human solidarity. Lech Walesa futurerespectmean It is hardly possible to build anything if frustration, bitterness and a mood of helplessness prevail. Lech Walesa bitternessfrustratedfrustration The sole and basic source of our strength is the solidarity of workers, peasants and the intelligentsia, the solidarity of the nation, the solidarity of people who seek to live in dignity, truth, and in harmony with their conscience. Lech Walesa dignitytruthpeople Everyone wants a voice in human freedom. There's a fire burning inside all of us. Lech Walesa burningvoicefire 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. Lech Walesa mayeuropecountry The world needs leaders of vision instead of leaders on television. Lech Walesa visionleaderneeds I'm lazy. But it's the lazy people who invented the wheel and the bicycle because they didn't like walking or carrying things. Lech Walesa cyclingfunnyscience Words are plentiful; deeds are precious. Lech Walesa plentifulgreatnessdeeds Deep faith eliminates fear. Lech Walesa faithfear Obviously people want social calm, but if you do not let clever and ingenious people to participate, obviously there must be some dormant volcano that will erupt, sooner or later. Lech Walesa volcanoescleverpeople The fall of the Berlin Wall makes for nice pictures. But it all started in the shipyards. Lech Walesa wallnicefall Communism is a monopolistic system, economically and politically. The system suppresses individual initiative, and the 21st century is all about individualism and freedom. The development of technology supported these directions. Lech Walesa individualismtechnologydevelopment The United States is only one superpower. Today they lead the world. Nobody has doubts about it. Militarily. They also lead economically but they're getting weak. But they don't lead morally and politically anymore. The world has no leadership. The United States was always the last resort and hope for all other nations. There was the hope, whenever something was going wrong, one could count on the United States. Today, we lost that hope. Lech Walesa lastsdoubttoday He who once became aware of the power of Solidarity and who breathed the air of freedom will not be crushed. Lech Walesa solidaritycrushedair He who puts out his hand to stop the wheel of history will have his fingers crushed. Lech Walesa wheelshistoricalhands In many parts of the world the people are searching for a solution which would link the two basic values: peace and justice. The two are like bread and salt for mankind. Lech Walesa justicetwopeople Let the veil of silence fall presently over what happened afterwards. Silence, too, can speak out. Lech Walesa speaks-outsilencefall 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. Lech Walesa efforthatredrights Freedom may be the soul of humanity, but often you have to struggle to prove it. Lech Walesa freedomsoulstruggle
