Aleksander Kwasniewski Quotes (48 Quotes)

We all live in a free Poland, and there would be no free Poland without you, Twenty-five years ago, I did not stand on the same side together with you, but today I have no doubts that it was your vision of Poland which led us in the right direction.

So I think that is from the European perspective, for the European future, this engagement can be one of the most important and effective decisions in the last 50 years maybe.

If that is the view, it is naive, ... Trying to own the media, the parties and everything else is a totally artificial approach in today's interconnected world. You will soon find that 'your' NGOs are not 'yours' at all.

But we have to think about the future, and we have to think about the right of the new president to make new decisions,

Righteous is the one who was able to demonstrate compassion in face of human suffering.

For this crime we should beg the souls of the dead and their families for forgiveness,

There is simply no room for anti-Semitism in a democratic and law-abiding state.

This is why today, as a citizen and as the president of the Republic of Poland, I beg pardon. I beg pardon in my own name, and in the name of those Poles whose conscience is shattered by that crime.

We have become aware of the responsibility for our attitude towards the dark pages in our history. We have understood that bad service is done to the nation by those who are impelling to renounce that past.

We are a strong democratic country.

I am convinced the visit will take place, the pope has our invitation but it is up to him to decide when to come,

We know enough to stand here in truth - facing pain, cry and suffering of those who were murdered here. Face to face with the victims' families who are here today. Before the judgment of our own conscience.

To be in the EU, it means to have same rules of... for economy, for social life, to be together in the majority of European countries.

In this sense, Germans have behind them 30 to 40 years of experience, which would be very essential for us.

But why EU is so interested to have Poland and some new countries inside, because it's a huge mark. There's almost 100 million people.

Without that, the face of the world would not have changed, ... the greatest moral authority of our time.

My message to the Americans, to the American President, is that I am coming from Poland, which is in good shape; it is much different than ten years ago when last state visit from Poland was here in the United States.

We are an American ally in NATO and in anti-terrorist coalition. And we want to be in the European Union very soon, beginning of 2004.

However, I don't doubt that a wave of immigration will come to Poland.

So I think that I can say, as the President of Poland, we're proud that I am coming from Poland, which is different and what's more important, much better than before.

And what is politically extremely important, Europe can be united, the first time in the history, after a thousand... more than a thousand years.

We are very happy with the decision of today. Poland waited so long and now the doors to full NATO membership are open. We are very satisfied and we are ready to go forward.

On Tuesday night or Wednesday morning at the latest we could start talks with the victorious parties and answer a question who should become the prime minister,

The grand coalition should work out to be the best solution for Germany, ... Germany will remain close to Russia but will no longer depend on the very personalized symbols of Schroeder's politics. Germany under Merkel will work to establish the broad fram

never before have we had so much in common and never before has so much resulted from these bonds.

Simon Wiesenthal and the institute he created played an absolutely vital role in showing the mechanisms of the Holocaust, pointing to those guilty of this genocide, ... I hope that this message will be universally accepted by politicians, societies and not just in the context of the Holocaust, but all crimes against human rights which take place in the modern world.

Technology should be an important ingredient. It may be and should be a tool for social development.

not having been by your side 25 years ago.

And we want to develop our strategy to partnership and friendship with the United States, which is connected with a very rich history but what is very important for our future.

She understands the driving force of our times, the move to democracy, because she has lived it,

Then, what I mentioned, this security system in the region, more countries in NATO means more zone, bigger zone, wider zone of security and stability.

Well, we are very glad that Russia is so close with NATO.

Following the Second World War, we are a country of one ethnicity. After the moving of the borders, after the tragedy of the Holocaust and the murder of Polish Jews, we don't have large minority groups.

Every man is responsible only for his own acts. The sons do not inherit the sins of the fathers. But can we say: that was long ago, they were different?

So I think that is one of the reasons we can face some regional problems, which are very difficult, very dramatic and is necessary to have instruments to solve these problems. NATO is such instrument.

The nation is a community. Community of individuals, community of generations.

Chancellor Schroeder tried to hide the obvious he included the signature of this accord in his campaign ahead of the legislative elections of September 18,

On the 11th of September, all of us felt (like) New Yorkers, ... to make sure there is no place in the world for terrorist madmen.

We are driving towards trans-Atlantic unity. We are against a conflict with the United States,

And still the time, especially in the economy, is very tough, very difficult. It's necessary to be active still, to work, to fight, to make our economy more competitive.

And I think to be in NATO for the countries of our region, it means more guarantees for us, it means more responsibility for our common security, but it means fulfillment of all standards of civilized world, like protection of human rights and democratic mechanisms.

We welcome, we welcome this good cooperation between Russia and NATO.

These commemorations are intended to promote knowledge of Auschwitz as widely as possible and bring the truth about the camps to the younger generation,

a man who did a huge service for the world's modern history.

An indefatigable man moved by conviction that for the common good one has to search for truth.

The failure to agree on a budget is directly linked to the crisis of European leadership which has been in place for 10 months now, ... One month before the end of the British presidency we are where we are now despite all the statements of the British presidency.

In my opinion, terrorism is a question which is not a short- term problem for all of us. It is a long-term fight. And NATO can play, and will play, a very crucial role in this struggle.

Poland wants the stabilization mission in Iraq to be a success... Our troops are in Iraq and they will stay in Iraq until the end of January, and the decision has been made and nothing changes here.