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

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

When he saw injustice, he wanted to do away with it. He saw communism, and he wanted to put an end to it.

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

The politicians always told us that the Cold War stand-off could only change by way of nuclear war. None of them believed that such systemic change was possible.

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.

I most sincerely wish that the world in which we live be free from the threat of a nuclear holocaust and from the ruinous arms race. It is my cherished desire that peace be not separated from freedom which is the right of every nation. This I desire and for this I pray.