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To defeat evil, we may have to traffic in evils: indefinite detention of suspects, coercive interrogations, targeted assassinations, even pre-emptive war.

— Michael Ignatieff

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The [Afghans] understand the difficult truth that their best hope of freedom lies in a temporary experience of imperial rule.

You shouldn’t go into politics just to prove yourself—skydiving would be an easier path.

Coalition if necessary, but not necessarily a coalition.

A liberal society cannot be defended by herbivores. We need carnivores to save us, but we had better make sure the meat-eaters hunt only on our orders.

I’m in politics to speak up for a Canada that takes risks, that stands up for what’s right. A Canada that leads.

Canada in the World Speech, University of Ottawa (2006)

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