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" I got into politics a little bit by chance, as a person from the first generation of the Solidarity movement. "

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" My family history, like that of many Polish, German and Jewish families from Central Europe in the 20th century, is complex. "

" Communism was something so hideous that you had to be an exceptional conformist or a fool not to see the evil around you. "

" Poles must understand history but we must also overcome it if it is obstructing our contemporary goals. "

" There is no Polish culture without Jewish culture. "

" Today, the most important political instrument in the hands of the opposition is the presidential veto. "

" If we want to protect people against dictators or repression or torture, don't you need that rule to be universal so as to not end up with a situation where we do so only when it is comfortable, profitable and safe? "

" We should believe in the strength and vitality of the values which constitute the E.U. and which neighbouring states can believe in and aspire to join. "

" For Poland, the United States is the most important ally. "

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" I can confirm that Poland should become a eurozone country, and not just because of the treaties that have been signed, but because I consider it of strategic interest both for Poland and the E.U. "

" I'm plain incapable of getting angry with Angela Merkel and likewise. "

" The government has been repairing Poland's image and its relations with the European Union and the world. "

" What we have to do is to definitively remove the last vestiges of power from those who treat terms such as 'liberal democracy,' 'free markets' and 'Europe' with suspicion. "

" A word of truth can mobilise two peoples looking for the road to reconciliation. "

" I spent an important part of my life participating in conflicts. But for me, conflict was not the main principle. "

" Politics itself is not sacred any more. "

" Poland is quite a mediocre country in some regards. The only natural resource that we have, and with which we can compete, is freedom. "

" In Poland we still believe - and this certainly applies to my government - that greater competitiveness, and greater growth and savings are possible in an economy which is as sparely regulated as possible, where freedom, competition and private ownership are key values. "

" We are giving the citizens of Poland a sense that a reasonable and predictable government is ruling here. "

" I will be engaging myself personally, as the head of the Polish government, in the optimization of conditions for the exploration, research, logistics and the business related to the production of shale gas. "