▁pre dis position ▁of ▁the ▁Polish ▁population ▁towards ▁EU ▁membership . ▁ ▁Le pper ' s ▁anti - E U ▁st ance ▁was ▁based ▁in ▁part ▁on ▁national ism , ▁but ▁also ▁on ▁the ▁pres umed ▁det r iment al ▁economic ▁effect ▁that ▁acc ession ▁would ▁have ▁on ▁Polish ▁agricult ure . ▁Le pper ▁remained ▁a ▁Eu ros cept ic , ▁but ▁later ▁ton ed ▁down ▁his ▁position ▁since . ▁During ▁his ▁ten ure ▁as ▁Deput y ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁and ▁Minister ▁of ▁Agricult ure , ▁Le pper ▁worked ▁hard ▁for ▁Polish ▁agricult ure ▁within ▁the ▁European ▁structures ▁and ▁on ▁his ▁departure ▁was ▁described ▁by ▁Union ▁officials ▁as ▁" p rag m atic " ▁and ▁" prof essional ". ▁ ▁And r zej ▁Le pper ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁few ▁high - profile ▁polit icians ▁that ▁consist ently ▁opposed ▁Poland ' s ▁invol vement ▁in ▁American ▁global ▁military ▁operations . ▁He ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁prom oting ▁close ▁relations ▁with ▁the ▁country ' s ▁eastern ▁neighb ours ▁– ▁Ukraine , ▁Russia ▁and ▁Bel arus . ▁ ▁Some ▁of ▁his ▁many ▁famous ▁quotes ▁are ▁that ▁" It ▁is ▁impossible ▁to ▁ra pe ▁a ▁prost itute ", ▁or ▁" I ▁see ▁myself ▁as ▁a ▁positive ▁dict ator ". ▁Le pper ▁himself ▁appeared ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁rest less ▁man , ▁not ▁easily ▁pla c ated ▁and ▁not ▁incl ined ▁to ▁sett le ▁down ▁as ▁an ▁office ▁holder , ▁as ▁his ▁participation ▁in ▁K ac zy ński ' s ▁government ▁showed . ▁With ▁the ▁votes ▁of ▁the ▁left -