This conviction brought me, in the summer of 1978, to the Free Trade Unions - formed by a group of courageous and dedicated people who came out in the defense of the workers' rights and dignity.

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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,...

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...

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,...

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,...

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

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

Let the veil of silence fall presently over what happened afterwards. Silence, too, can speak...

Let the veil of silence fall presently over what happened afterwards. Silence, too, can speak...

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...

As a nation we have the right to decide our own affairs, to mould our...

As a nation we have the right to decide our own affairs, to mould our...

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...

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 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...

What until then seemed impossible to achieve has become a fact of life. We have...

What until then seemed impossible to achieve has become a fact of life. We have...

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...

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...

The thing that lies at the foundation of positive change, the way I se it,...

The thing that lies at the foundation of positive change, the way I se it,...

The hope of the nation which throughout the nineteenth century had not for a moment...

The hope of the nation which throughout the nineteenth century had not for a moment...

Deep faith eliminates fear

Deep faith eliminates fear

Let nothing disturb thee, nothing affright thee; all things are passing; God never changeth.

Let nothing disturb thee, nothing affright thee; all things are passing; God never changeth.

The unexamined faith is not worth having.

The unexamined faith is not worth having.

I thought that I had no time for faith nor time to pray, then I...

I thought that I had no time for faith nor time to pray, then I...

For in the end, freedom is a personal and lonely battle; and one faces down...

For in the end, freedom is a personal and lonely battle; and one faces down...