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of Poland, from the beginning, the Sokół movement met with police persecutions, controls, harassment and provocations. This stopped only after the Sokół accepted constant police supervision. Another change was that only adults could become members. Because of this, Sokół president
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authorities banned the Sokół and it was not allowed to emerge after the war. It was not until 1988 that the ban was lifted by the
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and healthy life, as well as traditional moral values. The movement opposed
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