No country has a spotless past. Countries such as Great Britain, that disengaged from their respective empires in the 20th century, present an especially complex challenge to historians faced not only with the task of telling the truth about the past but also doing justice to it. Indulging in gestures of apology for events that happened long ago has little point and is morally worthless.
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Peter Kurti is Director of the Culture, Prosperity & Civil Society program at the Centre for Independent Studies, and Adjunct Associate Professor of Law at the University of Notre Dame Australia
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