I am happy that Poland is returning to the road of pluralism and democracy.

This is the moment of your defeat; you have just put in the last nails in the coffin of communism.

The people in Poland had to deal with painful reforms.

Freedom must be gained step by step, slowly. Freedom is a food which must be carefully administered when people are too hungry for it.

My country is in the grips of a major economic crisis. This is causing dramatic consequences for the very existence of Polish families. A permanent economic crisis in Poland may also have serious repercussions for Europe. Thus, Poland ought to be helped and deserves help.

I allowed myself to be taken in by the intellectuals. I believed too much in the Polish intellectuals and followed their advice.

I got politics and economics moving and then others took over.