Freedom may be the soul of humanity, but often you have to struggle to prove it.

President Lech Kaczynski is not at all active in Poland and his image abroad leaves a lot to be desired.

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

As a nation we have the right to decide our own affairs, to mould our own future. This does not pose any danger to anybody. Our nation is fully aware of the responsibility for its own fate in the complicated situation of the contemporary world.

I made the right decisions, I set everything on the right course, the reforms are going in the right direction.

I use many different gadgets connected with computers; I use PCs, laptops and a Palm Pilot. I also use the Internet to visit websites, especially within Polish-language Internet. I usually go to political discussion groups and sites - of course, as I use my real name, people never believe that they are chatting with me!

Communism prevents organizations from developing by stopping the flow of information. The system is based on police and listening devices and triggers the worst characteristics in humans.