We must be courageous but also reasonable. The world admires us for walking a tightrope without falling off. It asks us to keep our balance.

I can't imagine the right wing trying to unite without my participation.

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

The people in Poland had to deal with painful reforms.

We need a global parliament, a global government and possibly a global ministry for security.

If once again Germany destabilizes Europe, then Germany will be not be divided again, but wiped off the map. East and West have the necessary technology in order to enforce this verdict. If Germany begins again, there is no other solution.

"It all came from there," Lech Walesa said, pointing to a TV when a reporter asked him why communism fell.