"Whatever you have done, I can assure you, I did the same and worse. On purpose. Deliberately, with other options available to me. Perhaps this taints your respect of me. I can't say that it wouldn't bother me if that was the case, but... I'm not ashamed of what I have done. I am here because I made those choices, much the same as I expect you are. It's alright. I'm sorry, too."
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"Whatever you have done, I can assure you, I did the same and worse. On purpose. Deliberately, with other options available to me. Perhaps this taints your respect of me. I can't say that it wouldn't bother me if that was the case, but... I'm not ashamed of what I have done. I am here because I made those choices, much the same as I expect you are. It's alright. I'm sorry, too."