Michael Ignatieff

I was with the U.N. Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali on the day that Srebrenica fell, which happened to be a huge historical turning point in the Bosnian war.

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These are some quotes by Canadian author Michael Ignatieff Politician, who was born on May 12, 1947.

Quotes by Michael Ignatieff

'The Prince's blunt candor has been a scandal for 500 years. The book was placed on the Papal Index of banned books in 1559, and its author was denounced on the Elizabethan stages of London as the 'Evil Machiavel.' The outrage has not dimmed with time.

Michael Ignatieff

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Politics isn't a reality show or a gong show. It's not show business for ugly people. It's the arena where we define our common life in a rough and ready contest that has winners and losers.

Michael Ignatieff

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I've been both a journalist and a politician, and I can tell you it is more fun to ask the questions than have to answer them.

Michael Ignatieff

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