“Genocide is not just a murderous madness; it is, more deeply, a politics that promises a utopia beyond politics - one people, one land, one truth, the end of difference. Since genocide is a form of political utopia, it remains an enduring temptation in any multiethnic and multicultural society in crisis.” PeopleEndsFormPoliticalDifferencesLandPromiseMadnessCrisisRemainsEndureTemptationGenocideUtopiaMulticulturalMulticultural SocietyPolitical Promises Author:Michael Ignatieff
“Political utopias are a form of nostalgia for an imagined past projected onto the future as a wish.” PastFormPoliticalWishNostalgiaUtopia Book:The Needs of Strangers Source: The Needs of Strangers
“There are all kinds of different forms of public service, but there's no form of public service that can make more difference for more people than partisan political activity.” PeopleKindDifferentFormPoliticalDifferencesActivityAll KindsPublic ServicePartisans Author:Michael Ignatieff