n Terrorism will subside by bringing the educational level up in countries that harbor and allow terrorists to develop. When they become educated, they will not be easily convinced to sacrifice their life for nothing.

n We need a global approach to ecology. Every country should be at the same discussion on how to preserve the world’s natural resources and prevent environmental disasters.

Walesa’s quote: If we don’t take a global approach to the environment, “we won’t survive.”

n He senses Americans fear globalization. We fear joining together with other nations and working together to important goals whether they be justice, world peace or environmental issues. We shouldn’t fear it, he says.

As the world’s only superpower, we have the ability to set the globalization agenda, to decide what issues should be global ones. He doesn’t see that leadership coming right now from the United States.

n Today, we need to incorporate values more than ever in our governments. Not religious values, but more universal values like freedom and justice.

At the beginning of his talk, Walesa told the story of a how a small, insignificant man in a small country did one thing that helped the world see a problem more clearly. The world saw the Communist oppression in Poland through the experience of one shipyard electrician.

Last week, a small part of the world saw the need for global cooperation more clearly, and it was again through the experience of one humble shipyard electrician.

Joe Spear is the managing editor of The Free Press. Contact him at 344-6382 or jspear@mankatofreepress.com.