“Canadians want a country. They don't want a community of communities. I'm committed to the national unity of the country.” WantCountryCommunityCommunicationUnityCommittedNational Unity Author:Michael Ignatieff
“America's entire war on terror is an exercise in imperialism. This may come as a shock to Americans, who don't like to think of their country as an empire. But what else can you call America's legions of soldiers, spooks and special forces straddling the globe?” ThinkingMayWarCountryAmericaForceSpecialExerciseSoldierTerrorShockEmpiresGlobesImperialismWar On TerrorLegionSpecial Forces Book:Empire Lite Source: Empire Lite
“There's a civic nationalism in Britain and dozens of other countries.” CountryBritainNationalismDozenOther CountriesCivics 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
“We must not lose sight of the fundamental issue of policy which is that people who come to the country on visa status must never be abused.” PeopleCountryPolicyVisa Author:Michael Ignatieff
“Patriotism is strong nationalistic feeling for a country whose borders and whose legitimacy and whose ethnic composition is taken for granted.” CountryFeelingsStrongTakenGrantedBordersPatriotismCompositionTaken For GrantedLegitimacyTaking Things For GrantedNationalistic Author:Michael Ignatieff
