Mistakes were quite possibly made by the administrations in which I served. —Henry Kissinger (responding to charges that he committed war crimes in his role in the United States’ actions in Vietnam, Cambodia, and South America in the 1970s) If, in hindsight, we also discover that mistakes may have been made . . . I am deeply sorry. —Cardinal Edward Egan of New York (referring to the bishops who failed to deal with child molesters among the Catholic clergy) We know mistakes were made. —Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan Chase (referring to enormous bonuses paid to the company’s executives after
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