I got into politics a little bit by chance, as a person from the first generation of the Solidarity movement.

Poles must understand history but we must also overcome it if it is obstructing our contemporary goals.

Poland is not a very large country, but it's also not a small country.

We must go beyond being reactive and defensive. As Europeans we must regain our self-confidence and realize our own strengths.

My government is in no sense anti-Russian.

Poland is quite a mediocre country in some regards. The only natural resource that we have, and with which we can compete, is freedom.

I spent an important part of my life participating in conflicts. But for me, conflict was not the main principle.