Secessionists, whether in Scotland, Catalonia, Quebec or anywhere else, invariably assume that a person must either be Scottish or British, Catalan or Spanish, Quebecois or Canadian. What about those who feel they are both? Michael Ignatieff assumebritishcanadian share on social
The disagreeable reality for those who believe in human rights is that there are some occasions - and Iraq may be one of them - when war is the only real remedy for regimes that live by terror. Michael Ignatieff disagreeablehumaniraq Change image and share on social
The core of human rights work is naming and shaming those who commit abuses, and pressuring governments to put the screws to abusing states. As a result, human rights conventions are unique among international law instruments in depending for their enforcement mostly on the activism of a global civil society movement. Michael Ignatieff abusecivilcommit share on social
A society is not a market. It is a political community. Michael Ignatieff communitymarketpolitical Change image and share on social
I had the vocation for politics. What I didn't have was any aptitude for political combat. I took the attacks personally, which is a great mistake. It's never personal: It's just business. It was ever thus. Michael Ignatieff aptitudeattackbusiness share on social
What everybody forgets is that when I was a journalist in Britain and in the United States, I was always a Canadian. And the price of expatriation does not go down, it goes up. I never felt part of the political common sense of Britain. I never felt it in the United States. I had no natural home in Britain and the U.S. Michael Ignatieff britaincanadiancommon share on social
Affirming belief that America is an exceptional nation has become a test of patriotism in American politics. Michael Ignatieff affirmamericaamerican Change image and share on social
In academic life, false ideas are merely false, and useless ones can be fun to play with. Michael Ignatieff academicfalsefun Change image and share on social
We wanted this war and now we've got it, and I'm not sure that we know what to do with it. Michael Ignatieff havewantwar Change image and share on social