Harbingers of Spring And Poland's Freedom; At the White House, Lech Walesa on a Nation's Dignity & Debt From: The Washington Post | Date: March 21, 1991| Author: | Copyright (null) The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post. (Hide copyright information) Copyright information

After a century-long "winter of adversity, the Poles have entered "a spring of thrilling possibilities," said George Bush last night, saluting the former Gdansk shipyard electrician who led an uprising that toppled communist rule in Poland.

"It is said that the character of a people is embodied in its leaders," Bush told Lech Walesa, making his first state visit abroad since becoming president of Poland two months ago. "Tonight, Americans salute you as an apostle of peace throughout the world. Some leaders reflect their time. Mr. President, you have defined your time."

But Walesa, while ...

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