The hope of the nation which throughout the nineteenth century had not for a moment reconciled itself with the loss of independence, and fighting for its own freedom, fought at the same time for the freedom of other nations.

This conviction brought me, in the summer of 1978, to the Free Trade Unions - formed by a group of courageous and dedicated people who came out in the defense of the workers' rights and dignity.

Now is the era of intellect, information and the Internet.

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.

He who once became aware of the power of Solidarity and who breathed the air of freedom will not be crushed.

Everyone wants a voice in human freedom. There's a fire burning inside all of us.

I'm lazy. But it's the lazy people who invented the wheel and the bicycle because they didn't like walking or carrying things.