Top 3 Quotes & Sayings by Jozef Pilsudski

Explore popular quotes and sayings by a Polish statesman Jozef Pilsudski.
Last updated on April 14, 2025.
Jozef Pilsudski

Józef Klemens Piłsudski was a Polish statesman who served as the Chief of State (1918–1922) and First Marshal of Poland. He was considered the de facto leader (1926–35) of the Second Polish Republic as the Minister of Military Affairs. After World War I, he held increasing dominance in Polish politics and was an active player in international diplomacy. He is viewed as a father of the Second Polish Republic re-established in 1918, 123 years after the final Partition of Poland in 1795.

To be defeated and yet not surrender, this is victory. — © Jozef Pilsudski
To be defeated and yet not surrender, this is victory.
Who doesn’t respect and value his past, is not worth the honour of the present, and has no right to a future
To be defeated and not submit, is victory; to be victorious and rest on one's laurels, is defeat.
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