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Nelson Mandela, because I didn’t do enough to stop apartheid. Now I have hopefully made amends.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 May 2016 source ↗
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Who deserves an apology from you, and for what?Originally asked
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To my Latin teacher – I was very naughty.
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A teacher at my secondary school. We used to write and sing songs about him. Sorry, Sir! You were a great teacher.
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My mother, because I didn’t appreciate until after she’d gone that she was a vulnerable human being. I just expected her to know everything and be everything.
Patricia Hodge
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I wish I could say sorry to my husband, because I couldn’t save him from his dementia.
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