Lech Walesa Quotes & Sayings (Page 3)

“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.”

“I am happy that Poland is returning to the road of pluralism and democracy.”

“I want to light the lights of patriotism.”

“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.”

“My most ardent desire is that my country will recapture its historic opportunity for a peaceful evolution and that Poland will prove to the world that even the most complex situations can be solved by a dialogue and not by force.”

“I realize that the strivings of the Polish people gave rise, and still do so, to the feelings of understanding and solidarity all over the world.”

“I'm a man of faith. I only fear God, and my wife - sometimes.”

“The supply of words in the world market is plentiful but the demand is falling. Let deeds follow words now.”

“The politicians always told us that the Cold War stand-off could only change by way of nuclear war. None of them believed that such systemic change was possible.”