It's my responsibility, and entirely my fault, Of course I regret it. It's the kind of locker-room conversation we all use, but as prime minister I shouldn't have used it.
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That is why with enormous regret I have tendered my resignation to the prime minister today.
I used some vivid language that, if I could take it back, I'd take it back. It's not my intention to be personally critical of the President or of anyone else.
In my position as prime minister, I bear the highest responsibility for decisions.
I'm doing it, I took responsibility in my country and I've done it with my bare hands.
I deeply regret any harm, or any perceived harm, that I may have done to anyone by any behaviour of mine.
I actively avoided responsibility for as long as I possibly could.
So I had to be careful. I recognized the responsibility that, whether I liked it or not, I had to accept whatever the obligation was. That was to behave in a manner, to carry myself in such a professional way, as if there ever is a reflection, it's a positive one.
I have a responsibility, and it's something that I did wrong, and if I could personally apologize to every single person that has lost a loved one from drunk driving I would.
I've developed a much greater respect for our politicians and every high-tech CEO. It's very easy to read about the things they did that you, of course, would have avoided in hindsight.
I've no regrets. You take responsibility for your actions.