Yes, get used to it. We agree, the past is over.
Talk is cheap.
I've heard lots of words from people who use flowery speeches written by speech writers to profess principles which they do not practice and which they don't care about. One example of this is Clinton apol0gizing to Guatemala for the policies of past U.S. presidents who supported genocidal dictators. The words were good but they came from an administration that accepted and gave some measure of support to Indonesian business and military interests who were committing genocide in East Timor. I once observed a debate between a scientist and a lawyer who were both running for congress. The lawyer was very polished in terms of being able to express himself.