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

I believed it would succeed. It was Polish Solidarity and its victory that put an end to the old era when what mattered were borders and rival blocs.

Communism is a monopolistic system, economically and politically. The system suppresses individual initiative, and the 21st century is all about individualism and freedom. The development of technology supported these directions.

Dictators and oppressors should continue to fear me because I will be here for a long time.

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

There is something of the warrior in me.

I am overjoyed that I do not need a heart transplant at this time.