For anti-communists everywhere, the Polish election was extraordinarily encouraging. Thanks to Poland, what only days before had seemed impossible was, suddenly, possible.
20年后的今天，我仍然感到迷惑。我们这些报导东欧问题的记者知道团结工会必将获胜。我们也知道这次和平的胜利将为集团内部其他国家所仿效。对于各地反共势力来说，波兰的选举结果尤其令人鼓舞。多亏有了波兰的榜样，仅仅在几天前似乎还不可能的事突然之间变得可能了。