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A stiff apology is a second insult.... The injured party does not

A stiff apology is a second insult…. The injured party does not want to be compensated because he has been wronged; he wants to be healed because he has been hurt. – G.K. Chesterton

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In a world flagrant with the failures of civilization, what is there particularly immortal about our own? – G.K. Chesterton

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For every person who atones, a hundred others find regret sufficient. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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Never ruin an apology with an excuse. – Kimberly Johnson

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