Some of the most difficult words in any language are, “We made a mistake. We are sorry. Forgive us.” They are but a few words, yet one cannot overestimate the power they have to change the dynamics of a fraught situation. Would the incoming U.S. president have that greatness of moral stature and magnanimity?

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