“There may be fresh ways of bat­tling out of the terrible contradictions of Third World–style polarization and ex­ploitation — and if there are, the remark­able Poles, if anyone, show promise of finding their way clear to them.”

“The Reagan administration, rabid on the topic of the Russian threat, has escalated bellicose rhetoric to a level which quite simply terrifies people.”

June 13, 1989: “This is your time to do something for China. If you don’t stand up now, you may never stand up for any­thing else in your life.”