"The truth is that I should have declined the offer. I should have insisted the payment in a more transparent or accountable manner. By not doing so I inadvertently created an impression of impropriety that I hope will not reflect adversely on the high office I was privileged to hold.
"When I look back on it today, I realize I made a serious error of judgment in receiving a payment in cash for this assignment even though it was decidedly not illegal to do so. That mistake in judgment was mine alone. I apologize and I accept full responsibility for it."
- Brian Mulroney, testifying before the Commons ethics committee about accepting cash payments from Karlheinz Schreiber
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