An apology informed is good; an apology performed is better.
When we apologize we end our struggle with history.
We value apology in the abstract, but turn our backs on it in practice.
"I would like to apologize" may sound like an apology, but it is no more an actual apology than saying "I would like to lose weight" makes you suddenly slimmer.
Apology is the most courageous gesture we can make to ourselves.
We rarely wrestle with apology and lose.