Donald Tusk Quotes & Sayings

“Quality of life is not only about what you find in the shops; it's about the landscape.”

“My Kashubian family, like the Jews, are people who were born and live in border areas and were suspected by the Nazis and by the Communists of being disloyal.”

“My family history, like that of many Polish, German and Jewish families from Central Europe in the 20th century, is complex.”

“Today, the most important political instrument in the hands of the opposition is the presidential veto.”

“Poland is quite a mediocre country in some regards. The only natural resource that we have, and with which we can compete, is freedom.”

“Poland is not a very large country, but it's also not a small country.”

“There is no Polish culture without Jewish culture.”

“In Poland we still believe - and this certainly applies to my government - that greater competitiveness, and greater growth and savings are possible in an economy which is as sparely regulated as possible, where freedom, competition and private ownership are key values.”

“A word of truth can mobilise two peoples looking for the road to reconciliation.”

“Communism was something so hideous that you had to be an exceptional conformist or a fool not to see the evil around you.”