 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. |
| I have always been and will be an enemy of communism, but I love all people. |
| The thing that lies at the foundation of positive change, the way I se it, is service to a fellow human being. |
| Our firm conviction that ours is a just cause and that we must find a peaceful way to attain our goals gave us the strength and the awareness of the limits beyond which we must not go. |
| The program of our movement stems from the fundamental moral laws and order. |
| What until then seemed impossible to achieve has become a fact of life. We have won the right to association in trade unions independent from the authorities, founded and shaped by the working people themselves. |
| It is hardly possible to build anything if frustration, bitterness and a mood of helplessness prevail. |
| 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 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. |
| I realize that the strivings of the Polish people gave rise, and still do so, to the feelings of understanding and solidarity all over the world. |
| I got politics and economics moving and then others took over. |
