152 Quotes by Lech Wałęsa

There is something of the warrior in me.

I will talk and act, not on my knees, but with prudence.

I want to light the lights of patriotism.

Let the veil of silence fall presently over what happened afterwards. Silence, too, can speak out.

Our national history has so often filled us with bitterness and the feeling of helplessness.

Lying at the root of the social agreements of 1980 are the courage, sense of responsibility, and the solidarity of the working people. Both sides have then recognized that an accord must be reached if bloodshed is to be prevented.

After the war, Germany fully confessed to all its dirty tricks. It's necessary to is draw a line under the past, even if people did something evil. Until we do, wounds won't heal.

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.

Democracy is made up of three elements. One is whether the laws support pluralistic principles. The second is whether the people take advantage of these laws. The third element is whether the peoples' wallets are thick enough to benefit from this democracy.