Aleksander Kwasniewski Quotes

• 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.

  Aleksander Kwasniewski

  Country, Responsibility, Mean

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

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  Compassion, Suffering, Able

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• I personally think that today, Iraq without Saddam Hussein is a truly better Iraq than with Saddam Hussein. But, naturally, I also feel uncomfortable due to the fact that we were misled with the information on weapons of mass destruction.

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  Thinking, Iraq, Mass Destruction

  "News From CNN" with Wolf Blitzer, www.cnn.com. March 18, 2004.

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• 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.

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  Years, President, United States

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• In the wake of winning the war, Poland wants to help win peace with Iraq. I believe that the international community cannot leave Iraq without support.

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  War, Believe, Winning

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• 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.

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  Pain, Suffering, Today

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

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  Communication, Community, Generations

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

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  Law, Abiding, Rooms

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• 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.

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  Fighting, Tough, Economy

  "Emerging Ally: President of Poland, Aleksander Kwasniewski". "PBS NewsHour" with Ray Suarez, www.pbs.org. July 18, 2002.

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• We are a strong democratic country.

  Aleksander Kwasniewski

  Country, Strong, Hymns

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• 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.

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  Friendship, Important, United States

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• 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.

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  Attitude, Responsibility, Dark

  "How Poland once spoke about the Shoah" by Inna Rogatchi, www.israelnationalnews.com. February 28, 2018.

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• 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.

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  Country, War, Moving

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

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  Russia, Cooperation, Welcome

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

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  Russia, Wells, Glad

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• We're in a place where no words can tell the truth about what happened... But they have to. This was hell on earth.

  Aleksander Kwasniewski

  Earth, Telling The Truth, Hell

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• 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.

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  Struggle, Fighting, Play

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

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  Technology, Important, Tools

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• 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.

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  Years, Vision, Doubt

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• 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.

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  Thinking, Important, President

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• 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?

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  Father, Son, Men

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• 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.

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  Country, Mean, Together

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• 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.

  Aleksander Kwasniewski

  Thinking, Years, Perspective

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

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  Doubt, Immigration, Wave

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