Our national history has so often filled us with bitterness and the feeling of helplessness.
Lech Walesa
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- The thing that lies at the foundation of positive change, the way I see it, is service to a fellow human being.
- 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.
- You have riches and freedom here but I feel no sense of faith or direction. You have so many computers, why don't you use them in the search for love?
- 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!
- 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.