Michael Ignatieff Quotes

I distinguish, between nationalism and patriotism.

Michael Ignatieff

Patriotism is strong nationalistic feeling for a country whose borders and whose legitimacy and whose ethnic composition is taken for granted.

Michael Ignatieff

There's intense national feeling in America that could be called patriotism.

Michael Ignatieff

Patriotism is the secret resource of a successful society.

Michael Ignatieff

Affirming belief that America is an exceptional nation has become a test of patriotism in American politics.

Michael Ignatieff

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.

Michael Ignatieff