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
I am an English-speaking Canadian, but my entire family - Russian exiles and the Canadians they married - is buried in Quebec, and if Quebec were to separate, I would feel I had been cut in two. Michael Ignatieff burycanadiancut Change image and 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
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
A society is not a market. It is a political community. Michael Ignatieff communitymarketpolitical Change image and share on social
There are hundreds of thousands of Scots who acknowledge English, Irish or Welsh parts of their very being. Lives and destinies are similarly intertwined in Catalonia and Spain, in Ukraine and Russia. Michael Ignatieff acknowledgecataloniadestiny Change image and share on social
Some of our finest leaders were not intellectuals at all, and I admire them enormously because they weren't. Harry Truman wasn't. Michael Ignatieff admireenormouslyfine Change image and share on social
I don't want to be someone sitting in my rocking chair at the end saying, 'Well, I passed.' My mum used to say life isn't for sissies. Michael Ignatieff chairendlife Change image and share on social
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
Those with a gift for action, for their part, often express contempt for those whose gifts are more reflective. Men of action like to say, 'Those who can, do, those who can't, teach,' forgetting that those who teach get to write the history books. Michael Ignatieff actionbookcontempt share on social
