Lech Walesa Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

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

“There is something of the warrior in me.”

“My struggle led to the reunification of Germany and the creation of the state of Europe. We destroyed the borders; globalisation is on the horizon.”

“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.”

“I use many different gadgets connected with computers; I use PCs, laptops and a Palm Pilot. I also use the Internet to visit websites, especially within Polish-language Internet. I usually go to political discussion groups and sites - of course, as I use my real name, people never believe that they are chatting with me!”

“We shall not yield to violence. We shall not be deprived of union freedoms. We shall never agree with sending people to prison for their convictions.”

“Authority must be respected and chosen wisely.”

“He who puts out his hand to stop the wheel of history will have his fingers crushed.”

“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.”

“In myself I am nothing. It all comes from God and the Virgin Mary.”