“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
“I teach students that what people say about failure in politics is mostly wrong. People always told me, 'They'll praise you on your way up and kick you on your way down.' That wasn't my experience. I can't walk down the street in Toronto without someone coming up and saying hello.” PeopleWayI CanWalksTeachStreetsStudentsPraiseKicksHelloTorontoSaying Hello Author:Michael Ignatieff
“We can't afford to waste people. We can't afford to have people think the game is over before it's begun. We've got to be saying to the Canadian people: you can't tax cut your way to a productive 21st-century economy. You can talk that talk, but it's not going to give you a productive 21st-century economy, because it will scythe apart the public goods that make prosperity possible. That's what we've got to say, and so we shall.” PeopleThinkingWayGivingGamesEconomyCuttingCenturyTaxesWasteProsperityProductiveGoods21st CenturyTax CutsScythes Author:Michael Ignatieff
“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
“What really matters is getting new people in. The constitutional changes matter, but the thing that the party mustn't do is turn in on itself and think the thing we've got to do is fix our plumbing. The thing we've got to do is get new people in.” PeopleThinkingMatterTurnsPartyPlumbing 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
“How do you keep war accountable to the American people when war becomes invisible and virtual?” PeopleWarInvisible Author:Michael Ignatieff
“It's good for people to believe in causes larger than themselves.” PeopleBelieveCauses Author:Michael Ignatieff
