"Today, near the end of my days, I want to say that I harbor no rancor against anybody, that I love my fatherland above all and that I take political responsibility for everything that was done which had no other goal than making Chile greater and avoiding its disintegration.β¦ I assume full political responsibility for what happened."
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Birthday announcement (25 November 2006); "Pinochet Takes 'Political Responsibility' for Actions of Chilean Dictatorship" (26 November 2006) Washington Post
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