Wladyslaw Bartoszewski Professions : Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Born : February 19, 1922 Died : April 24, 2015 Browse All Authors Top 5 quotes by Wladyslaw Bartoszewski I have made it a habit not to speculate over the psychological state of our elected leaders. Wladyslaw Bartoszewski habit psychological leader Many people expect, just as they did then, "those at the top" to make all their decisions for them: Please get us work, and take care of our rent. These people vote for those who shout the loudest and deliver promises that are ultimately impossible to fulfill. Wladyslaw Bartoszewski decision people promise Poland didn't experience a groundbreaking moment in 1989. We didn't storm the secret police building. The squads of secret police, with all their political baggage, remained unscathed. Wladyslaw Bartoszewski squad police political Unfortunately the niveau of political culture is not particularly high in Poland - a relic of the communist past. Wladyslaw Bartoszewski political culture past As a historian I refuse to recognize an epochal boundary before the fact. Wladyslaw Bartoszewski historian boundaries facts Similar Authors Charles Maurice de Talleyrand former-minister-of-foreign-affairs John Baird former-minister-of-foreign-affairs All Authors