“Family traditions are more than arguments with the dead, more than collections of family letters you try to decipher. A tradition is also a channel of memory through which fierce and unrequited longings surge, longings that define and shape a whole life.”
Quote by Michael Ignatieff
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Michael Ignatieff
Michael Ignatieff is a prominent Canadian politician, scholar, and writer. He has held several academic and public positions and is well-regarded both in Canada and internationally. more
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