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We reject a political philosophy asserting that economic reforms can be launched over and against society, above people's heads - one that pushes democratic change aside.

— Tadeusz Mazowiecki Inaugural address of Premier Tadeusz Mazowiecki (1989)

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We, as a people, must surmount the sense of hopelessness and confront the challenge of the moment - namely, the tasks of extricating ourselves from economic disaster and reconstructing our state.

Inaugural address of Premier Tadeusz Mazowiecki (1989)

The government alone will not heal any-thing. We must do this together, for Poland will only be different, if we all truly want it to be so.

We all desire to live with dignity in a sovereign, democratic, and law-abiding state, one that everybody - regardless of their worldviews and ideological and political diversity - can consider their own.

Inaugural address of Premier Tadeusz Mazowiecki (1989)

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