Apology may be scorned, but it retains its inherent value.

One of the most useful tasks of apology is to bring home to us how keenly, honestly, and painfully past generations pursued aims that now seem to us wrong and disgraceful. It behooves us to consider if future geenrations will similarly regard the aims we most defend today.

We value apology in the abstract, but turn our backs on it in practice.

Apology may be scorned, but it retains its inherent value.

Apologies have more power than most of us realize to restore strained relationships, free us from vengeful impulses, and create possibilities for growth.

Apology sends the clearest signal that we have the strength of character to reconcile ourselves with the truth.

When we apologize we end our struggle with history.