An emancipated society on the other hand would not be a unitary state but the realization of universality in the reconciliation of differences.

I will try to work for greater reconciliation cooperation and peace in North East Asia based on correct perception of history.

The practice of peace and reconciliation is one of the most vital and artistic of human actions.

We owe the Aboriginal peoples a debt that is four centuries old. It is their turn to become full partners in developing an even greater Canada. And the reconciliation required may be less a matter of legal texts than of attitudes of the heart.

Reconciliation should be accompanied by justice otherwise it will not last. While we all hope for peace it shouldn't be peace at any cost but peace based on principle on justice.

Before Nelson Mandela was arrested in 1962 he was an angry relatively young man. He founded the ANC's military wing. When he was released he surprised everyone because he was talking about reconciliation and forgiveness and not about revenge.

Three years ago the Government announced the creation of Reconciliation Place and said that it would include a memorial to those removed from their families. However they refused to include any of those who were removed in the design of their own memorial.

The passion of hatred is so long lived and so obstinate a malady that the surest sign of death in a sick person is their desire for reconciliation.

Reconciliation requires changes of heart and spirit as well as social and economic change. It requires symbolic as well as practical action.

Israel is no longer a people that dwells alone and has to join the global journey toward peace reconciliation and international cooperation.

I would hope that understanding and reconciliation are not limited to the 19th hole alone.