“No kid graduating in a political science class in Canada should not understand what's happened to income inequality since the 1970s, period. And then, what do we do about it? It's the biggest problem out there, in all western liberal societies.” ShouldProblemKidsPoliticalClassHappenedPeriodsWesternIncomeInequalityCanadaGraduatesPolitical ScienceIncome InequalityScience Class Author:Michael Ignatieff
“The Liberal Party of Canada has no monopoly on public service, we have no monopoly on virtue, and we have no monopoly on wisdom.” PartyVirtueCanadaMonopolyPublic ServiceLiberal Party Author:Michael Ignatieff
“One of the biggest divides in Canada - I said it in 2006, and I said it right through my political career - is urban-rural. Lots of parts of this country feel entirely left behind. And they're mobilized by, you know, the gun control issue.” KnowsFeelsSaidCountryPoliticalLeftBehindsCareersIssuesGunCanadaDividesUrbanGun ControlLeft BehindControl Issues Author:Michael Ignatieff
“Liberals don't want any part of Canada left behind. I used to give speeches on and on and on about the fact that we don't want to have a country where you think, "my kids have got to move to the city if they're going to have any kind of future." We've been saying that, and we've not got through.” IfsThinkingWantGivingKindCountryFactsKidsMovingUsedLeftCitiesBehindsSpeechCanadaLeft Behind Author:Michael Ignatieff
“The Conservatives hold rural places because they keep bombarding rural Canada with, "Liberals are a bunch of urban, metropolitan snobs who don't care about you and want to leave you dead by the roadside." We've simply got to go out and say, "they're lying to you about us. We actually care about you more than the other guys, and we're not going to pander to your prejudices - we're going to give hope to your kids."” WantGivingCareKidsLyingGuyPrejudiceDon't CareBunchCanadaUrbanOther GuysSnobMetropolitanRoadside Author:Michael Ignatieff
“In academic life, false ideas are merely false and useless ones can be fun to play with. In political life, false ideas can ruin the lives of millions and useless ones can waste precious resources. An intellectual's responsibility for his ideas is to follow their consequences wherever they may lead. A politician's responsibility is to master those consequences and prevent them from doing harm. Michael Ignatieff, a former professor at Harvard and contributing writer for the magazine, is a member of Canada's Parliament and deputy leader of the Liberal Party.” MayIdeasWarPlayPoliticalFunPartyResponsibilityLeaderMillionsMastersPoliticianMembersWasteIntellectualConsequenceResourcesHarmMagazinesRuinsFormerUselessCanadaProfessorsAcademicParliamentHarvardContributingPolitical LifeDeputiesLiberal PartyAcademic Life Author:Michael Ignatieff
