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Lech Aleksander Kaczyński was a Polish lawyer and politician who served as the Mayor of Warsaw from 2002 until 2005 and as the President of Poland from 2005 until his death in 2010.

Before he became president, he was also a member of the Law and Justice party. He was the identical twin brother of the former Prime Minister of Poland and current Chairman of the Law and Justice party, Jarosław Kaczyński. On 10 April 2010, he died in the crash of a Polish Air Force jet that occurred on a landing attempt at Smolensk North Airport in Russia.

✵ 18. June 1949 – 10. April 2010
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Famous Lech Kaczyński Quotes

“I'm opposed to the idea of a flat-rate tax, and I doubt I'd sign it. Attempts to introduce a liberal utopia need to be opposed. The presidential office should oppose such ideas and care for social equilibrium to be maintained.”

Lech Kaczyński

Rzeczpospolita interview (March 2005)

“It sets a path towards the elimination of nation states and the emergence of a European state in the strictest sense of the word. I'm definitely opposed to it.”

Lech Kaczyński

On the EU Constitution
Rzeczpospolita interview (March 2005)

“What we want is a moral revolution, not one that people associate with street riots and the disorganisation of life. A transformation of attitudes that will introduce a normal, moral order in the functioning of the state. An order whereby honesty is a positive value, and dishonesty a negative one.”

Lech Kaczyński

Rzeczpospolita interview (March 2005)

“We have to oppose the widespread view that if the Russians are provoking us, we shouldn't react because that could be perceived as a confirmation of Poland's alleged russophobia. Let's remember that Russia is not only provoking us but also checking how far it can go. Recently it went definitely too far. We must react when we have to do with obvious nonsense, like the Russian foreign ministry's recent statement that Yalta resulted in a strong, free, and democratic Poland.”

Lech Kaczyński

Rzeczpospolita interview (March 2005)

“The Polish society is not composed solely of entrepreneurial and energetic young people. I can't image pensioners who get ZL600 or ZL800 a month getting even less than that. That'd be immoral.”

Lech Kaczyński

Rzeczpospolita interview (March 2005)

“I was particularly keen to do what little I could to help your country after the collapse of Communism, having for so long held a combination of profound admiration and heartfelt sympathy for the appalling suffering of the Polish people.”

Lech Kaczyński

Prince Charles, to Kaczyński (March 2010)

Lech Kaczyński Quotes

“The US is a difficult partner, but an indispensable one. Everyone who have had to do with US politicians and diplomats knows they aren't easy to deal with. That is because of their immense sense of power. But an alliance with the US is absolutely necessary because of our relations with, on the one hand, Germany and France, and, on the other, Russia.”

Lech Kaczyński

Rzeczpospolita interview (March 2005)

“The politician has a right to defend his dignity. I ignored the first wave of invectives, but the second one was too much, I couldn't have handled it and I had said in hard (but for the street - where I was - soft) words that he should go.”

Lech Kaczyński

President Kaczyński's comment on words above. (2002)

“Piss off, lout!”

Lech Kaczyński

Spieprzaj, dziadu <br class="br">During the 2002 campaign to a tramp (4 November 2002). More details can be found in the (Polish) Wikipedia article http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spieprzaj_dziadu or http://miasta.gazeta.pl/warszawa/1,34891,1104747.html (in Polish).

“I haven't been wounded, but I can still feel that hit. I will not tolerate such behaviour.”

Lech Kaczyński

President Kaczyński's comment on being attacked by an anarchist with a blueberry-and-cream pie after banning an LGBT Equality Parade in Warsaw (2 June 2004)

“It is necessary to restore the dignity of the presidential office and cut it off decisively from non-transparent connections… For the first time in many years, I see a chance in Poland for major change. The presidential office can guarantee that these changes are carried out without undermining the social equilibrium.”

Lech Kaczyński

Rzeczpospolita interview (March 2005)

“The EU isn't a loving family of European nations where everyone altruistically cares for everyone else. Various interests clash on various issues, and all kinds of coalitions are struck to push through specific solutions. I have no inhibitions here whatsoever. We can cooperate with France and Germany on some issues, and argue with, say, Spain and the UK. Realistically, however, we have to collaborate above all with those countries that want more autonomy within the EU, such as the UK or Denmark.”

Lech Kaczyński

Rzeczpospolita interview (March 2005)

“The Russians can be expected to carry out policies aimed at regaining their influence in Poland… I'm talking here about gas, oil, and so on. The Russians want this to be their zone of influence again, though of course on a different basis than in the past. They don't want full domination but rather an ability to exert substantial influence.”

Lech Kaczyński

Rzeczpospolita interview (March 2005)

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