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

I will talk and act, not on my knees, but with prudence.

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.

The fall of the Berlin Wall makes for nice pictures. But it all started in the shipyards.

Without a single shot we've managed to liberate the world of communism but now there is a need for a global solidarity.

One could always do more, faster and cleverer, but democracy has its own rhythm.

We shall not yield to violence. We shall not be deprived of union freedoms. We shall never agree with sending people to prison for their convictions.