Politics and
Peace Initiative
(recent
activity)
Europe
of the 20th Century and Guidelines
for the 21st
November 6, 2004
Dr. Wladyslaw Bartoszewski
Professor Wladyslaw Bartoszewski
is a renowned historian, diplomat
and politician, and the author
of over 40 books and 1,000 articles,
mainly concerning Poland’s
struggle for independence. He
has served as Polish Ambassador
to Austria and has served two
terms as Minister of Foreign
Affairs. During the German occupation
Professor Bartoszewski was imprisoned
in Auschwitz from September
1940 to April 1941. In the After
War period Bartoszewski experienced
evil again. Bartoszewski’s
principle of the protection
of the dignity of the human
being was again challenged during
the Communist Regime. He has
been imprisoned two times.
Professor Bartoszewski was
the
main speaker on the second day
of our major international conference
entitled “Human Dignity
and the Failure of Communism”.
He recounted some of his outstanding
personal experiences in the
struggle against totalitarianism.
With vigor and eloquence, he
urged the 200 person audience
to continue the fight for freedom,
justice and democracy in their
respective political situations.
The 21st century may already
present threats to human dignity
of similar virulence and extension
as communism, but, said the
speaker, there can be no cause
for discouragement but only
hope and courage.
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