"I have never been a communist. I have always been a Catholic and a patriot."

"I will not bring the army or the police on to the streets. I will not shoot at Poles, even if only because I have the Nobel Peace Prize."

"I am a man of compromise, but I will not compromise on principles."

"Freedom is like air, you don't notice it until it's gone."

"I'm not a man of compromise. I'm a man of victory."