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.

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

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

He who puts out his hand to stop the wheel of history will have his...

He who puts out his hand to stop the wheel of history will have his...

This conviction brought me, in the summer of 1978, to the Free Trade Unions -...

This conviction brought me, in the summer of 1978, to the Free Trade Unions -...

You have riches and freedom here but I feel no sense of faith or direction....

You have riches and freedom here but I feel no sense of faith or direction....

I belong to the generation of workers who, born in the villages and hamlets of...

I belong to the generation of workers who, born in the villages and hamlets of...

The program of our movement stems from the fundamental moral laws and order.

The program of our movement stems from the fundamental moral laws and order.

I got politics and economics moving and then others took over.

I got politics and economics moving and then others took over.

Our firm conviction that ours is a just cause and that we must find a...

Our firm conviction that ours is a just cause and that we must find a...

I have always been and will be an enemy of communism, but I love all...

I have always been and will be an enemy of communism, but I love all...

I must tell you that the supply of words on the world market is plentiful,...

I must tell you that the supply of words on the world market is plentiful,...

When I recall my own path of life I cannot but speak of the violence,...

When I recall my own path of life I cannot but speak of the violence,...

My country is in the grips of a major economic crisis. This is causing dramatic...

My country is in the grips of a major economic crisis. This is causing dramatic...

I belong to a nation which over the past centuries has experienced many hardships and...

I belong to a nation which over the past centuries has experienced many hardships and...

It is hardly possible to build anything if frustration, bitterness and a mood of helplessness...

It is hardly possible to build anything if frustration, bitterness and a mood of helplessness...

We shall not yield to violence. We shall not be deprived of union freedoms. We...

We shall not yield to violence. We shall not be deprived of union freedoms. We...

We hold our heads high, despite the price we have paid, because freedom is priceless.

We hold our heads high, despite the price we have paid, because freedom is priceless.

The defense of our rights and our dignity, as well as efforts never to let...

The defense of our rights and our dignity, as well as efforts never to let...

Lying at the root of the social agreements of 1980 are the courage, sense of...

Lying at the root of the social agreements of 1980 are the courage, sense of...

I made the right decisions, I set everything on the right course, the reforms are...

I made the right decisions, I set everything on the right course, the reforms are...

I realize that the strivings of the Polish people gave rise, and still do so,...

I realize that the strivings of the Polish people gave rise, and still do so,...