Lech Wałęsa ( or born 29 September 1943) is a Polish politician, trade-union organizer, and human-rights activist.
My health is very much improved. Use this quote
He who puts out his hand to stop the wheel of history will have his fingers crushed. Use this quote
Our national history has so often filled us with bitterness and the feeling of helplessness. Use this quote
I hope to work harder than ever to help people around the world. Use this quote
For now, capitalism is working to produce more money but does not see the people. This problem is getting worse across the world. Use this quote
I want to light the lights of patriotism. Use this quote
I got politics and economics moving and then others took over. Use this quote
I belong to a nation which over the past centuries has experienced many hardships and reverses. The world reacted with silence or with mere sympathy when Polish frontiers were crossed by invading armies and the sovereign state had to succumb to brutal force. Use this quote
Our firm conviction that ours is a just cause and that we must find a peaceful way to attain our goals gave us the strength and the awareness of the limits beyond which we must not go. Use this quote
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. Use this quote