Communism may be over as an economic system, but as a model of state domination, it is very much alive in the People's Republic of China and in Putin's police state. Michael Ignatieff alivechinacommunism Change image and share on social
I had a lot of hubris going into politics, but I didn't think I was Pierre Trudeau. Michael Ignatieff hubrislotpierre Change image and share on social
Patriotism is strong nationalistic feeling for a country whose borders and whose legitimacy and whose ethnic composition is taken for granted. Michael Ignatieff bordercompositioncountry Change image and share on social
I had no inkling of how crazy the political life would turn out to be. You shuttle between your constituency and Ottawa, you try to make every barbecue, festival, parade and charity run, but sometimes you feel pulled in 14 directions at once. Michael Ignatieff barbecuecharityconstituency share on social
There are no techniques in politics. Michael Ignatieff politictechnique Change image and share on social
I'm a Canadian. I've always been a Canadian. Michael Ignatieff canadianhave Change image and share on social
America owed its military renaissance in the 1980s and 1990s to Vietnam. Veterans like Norman Schwartzkopf, Colin Powell, Alfred Grey, Charles Krulak, and Wesley Clark returned home angry and ashamed at their defeat and rebuilt all-volunteer, professional armed forces from the ground up. Michael Ignatieff 1980s1990salfred share on social
If the only people who can succeed in politics are people who go in at 25, that'd be too bad. That'd be a shame. Michael Ignatieff badpeoplepolitic Change image and share on social
What's distinctively shocking about Machiavelli is that he didn't care. He believed not only that politicians must do evil in the name of the public good, but also that they shouldn't worry about it. He was unconcerned, in other words, with what modern thinkers call 'the problem of dirty hands.' Michael Ignatieff believecallcare share on social
Belief in liberal freedom and democracy is always belief in it in a particular place, in a national home with histories that only those who are born in a place or who adopt its citizenship can hope to understand. Michael Ignatieff adoptbearbelief share on social