They weren't speaking with their minds, they were speaking with their hearts. I was proud of the home, with its system of cottage families. He and the Presbyterian Church have since apologised to the Aboriginal people. As a result Sir Ronald has become a crusader. The aim was to strip the children of their Aboriginality, and accustom them to live in a white Australia.
Apology means understanding, a willingness to enter into the suffering.
May 16, 1998.