What until then seemed impossible to achieve has become a fact of life. We have won the right to association in trade unions independent from the authorities, founded and shaped by the working people themselves.

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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,...

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.

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 most ardent desire is that my country will recapture its historic opportunity for a...

My most ardent desire is that my country will recapture its historic opportunity for a...

Deep faith eliminates fear

Deep faith eliminates fear

I most sincerely wish that the world in which we live be free from the...

I most sincerely wish that the world in which we live be free from the...

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...

The sole and basic source of our strength is the solidarity of workers, peasants and...

The sole and basic source of our strength is the solidarity of workers, peasants and...

The supply of words in the world market is plentiful but the demand is falling....

The supply of words in the world market is plentiful but the demand is falling....

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...

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...

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...

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.

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 -...

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 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...

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...

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.

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 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,...