[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.]  Etienne Arsenault [@JETAR9](/creator/twitter/JETAR9) on x 1.7M followers Created: 2025-07-25 03:53:22 UTC #LechWałęsa born 1943 ☀ Wałęsa served as President of Poland from 1990 to 1995 and became the first democratically elected president of Poland since 1926 as well as the first-ever Polish president elected by popular vote. He was the leader of the Solidarity movement and led a successful pro-democratic effort, which in 1989 ended Communist rule in Poland and ushered in the end of the Cold War. ☀ He was named the Time Person of the Year (1981) and one of Time's XXX most important people of the 20th century (1999). He has received over forty honorary degrees, including from Harvard University and Columbia University, as well as dozens of the highest state orders, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, and the French Grand Cross of Legion of Honour. In 1989, Wałęsa was the first foreign non-head of state to address the Joint Meeting of the U.S. Congress. The Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport has borne his name since 2004.☀ Wałęsa has been awarded over XXX honorary doctorates[92] by universities around the world. ☀SOURCE : 💛 ☀― #QUOTE :It would be the simplest thing for me to say that I am not worthy of the great distinction. Yet, when I recall the hour when the news of the prize spread throughout my country, the hour of rising emotions and universal joy of the people who felt that they have a moral and spiritual share in the award, I am obligated to say that I regard it as a sign of recognition that the movement to which I gave all my strength had served well the community of men. I accept the award with my deepest respect for its meaning and significance, and, at the same time, I am conscious that the honor is bestowed not on me personally, but upon Solidarity, upon the people and the ideas for which we have fought and shall continue to do so in the spirit of peace and justice. And there is nothing I desire more than that the granting of the award should help the cause of peace and justice in my country and the world over. #LechWalesa #Mindfulness #Wisdom #Wise #Life / ―☀ 💛 En resumen: Nunca he trabajado buscando premios. Hago tanto por recibir premios como por ir a la cárcel, pero no me consideren desagradecido hacia este honor; es sólo que ni premios ni cárcel podrán nunca apartarme del camino que me he trazado #LechWalesa #AtenciónPlena #Sabiduría #Sabio #LaVida / XXX engagements  **Related Topics** [poland](/topic/poland) [Post Link](https://x.com/JETAR9/status/1948592386533105828)
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Etienne Arsenault @JETAR9 on x 1.7M followers
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#LechWałęsa born 1943 ☀ Wałęsa served as President of Poland from 1990 to 1995 and became the first democratically elected president of Poland since 1926 as well as the first-ever Polish president elected by popular vote. He was the leader of the Solidarity movement and led a successful pro-democratic effort, which in 1989 ended Communist rule in Poland and ushered in the end of the Cold War. ☀ He was named the Time Person of the Year (1981) and one of Time's XXX most important people of the 20th century (1999). He has received over forty honorary degrees, including from Harvard University and Columbia University, as well as dozens of the highest state orders, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, and the French Grand Cross of Legion of Honour. In 1989, Wałęsa was the first foreign non-head of state to address the Joint Meeting of the U.S. Congress. The Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport has borne his name since 2004.☀ Wałęsa has been awarded over XXX honorary doctorates[92] by universities around the world. ☀SOURCE : 💛 ☀― #QUOTE :It would be the simplest thing for me to say that I am not worthy of the great distinction. Yet, when I recall the hour when the news of the prize spread throughout my country, the hour of rising emotions and universal joy of the people who felt that they have a moral and spiritual share in the award, I am obligated to say that I regard it as a sign of recognition that the movement to which I gave all my strength had served well the community of men. I accept the award with my deepest respect for its meaning and significance, and, at the same time, I am conscious that the honor is bestowed not on me personally, but upon Solidarity, upon the people and the ideas for which we have fought and shall continue to do so in the spirit of peace and justice. And there is nothing I desire more than that the granting of the award should help the cause of peace and justice in my country and the world over. #LechWalesa #Mindfulness #Wisdom #Wise #Life / ―☀ 💛 En resumen: Nunca he trabajado buscando premios. Hago tanto por recibir premios como por ir a la cárcel, pero no me consideren desagradecido hacia este honor; es sólo que ni premios ni cárcel podrán nunca apartarme del camino que me he trazado #LechWalesa #AtenciónPlena #Sabiduría #Sabio #LaVida /
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