Lincoln was not an intellectual, but no one in 200 years understood the language of the King James Bible or learned Blackstone's Laws of England, or Cicero, or the language of the Founding Fathers, better than he did. Michael Ignatieff bibleblackstonecicero share on social
It turns out that there is nothing so 'ex' as an ex-politician, especially a defeated one. Your phone goes dead. Michael Ignatieff deaddefeatphone Change image and share on social
There's a financial cost, but the only costs that are ever real are the costs of our soldiers. Michael Ignatieff costfinancialreal Change image and share on social
I'd always admired the intellectuals who had made the transition into politics - Mario Vargas Llosa in Peru, Vaclav Havel in the Czech Republic, Carlos Fuentes in Mexico - but I knew that many of them had failed, and in any event, I wasn't exactly in their league. Michael Ignatieff admirecarloczech share on social
If the history of the western moral imagination is the story of an enduring and unending revolt against human cruelty, there are few more consequential figures than Raphael Lemkin - and few whose achievements have been more ignored by the general public. It was he who coined the word 'genocide.' He was also its victim. Michael Ignatieff achievementcoinconsequential share on social
I'm not tribal Labour. I'm a Liberal at heart. Different tradition, different language. Michael Ignatieff heartlabourlanguage Change image and share on social
Patriotism is the secret resource of a successful society. Michael Ignatieff patriotismresourcesecret Change image and share on social
I distinguish, between nationalism and patriotism. Michael Ignatieff distinguishnationalismpatriotism 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