Australia had a long national debate before we could say that we were sorry for the horrible past mistreatment of our Aboriginal people, particularly the “stolen generations” of Aboriginal children who were regularly taken from their parents by governments until the 1970’s.
Mais les hommes d’état, s’ils veulent mériter ce titre, doivent parfois savoir se hisser au dessus de la mêlée politique, même si cela est inconfortable – et entrainer leur peuple avec eux.