Britain Quote by Michael Ignatieff Download Open image “There's a civic nationalism in Britain and dozens of other countries.” — Michael Ignatieff ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.6 out of 5 (3 ratings) Copy quoteShare Britain Civics Country Dozen Nationalism Other countries Patriotism
It is nationalism which engenders nations, and not the other way round. — Ernest Gellner Copy Share Image
Well, if there is a spectrum between ethnic and civic forms of nationalism, which is a rather schematic way of looking at it, all nationalism contains elements of both, but Scotland is very far on the civic end of the spectrum. That is partly because nobody has ever been stupid enough to say that Scotland is an ethnicity in a… — Neal Ascherson Copy Share
The word nationalism, to most people, has a virtuous whiff; historically, it's been conflated with terms like patriotism and loyalty and solidarity with one's… — Neil Macdonald Copy Share Image
Britain is a nation proud to stand up for what is right and is generous in helping those in need. — Penny Mordaunt Copy Share Image
“In England patriotism takes different forms in different classes, but it runs like a connecting thread through nearly all of them. Only the Europeanized… — George Orwell Copy Share Image
Nationalism is a central ideology for people who are trying to establish their own states in which they can play a dominant role. — Samuel P. Huntington Copy Share Image
What is it that unites, on the left of British politics, George Orwell, Billy Bragg, Gordon Brown and myself? An understanding that identity and… — David Blunkett Copy Share Image
In a global world, nationalism is a fantasy, and it's poison. It used to be appropriate, but it's not anymore, and we haven't learned… — Tim Minchin Copy Share Image
The spread of personal ownership is in harmony with the deepest instincts of the British people. Few changes have done more to create one… — Nigel Lawson Copy Share Image
Over the course of history, the answer to nationalism has been liberalism, and I believe it can be the answer again. — Jo Swinson Copy Share Image
The Only cure for nihilism is for liberal democratic societies - their electorates, their judiciary, and their political leadership- to insist that force is… — Michael Ignatieff Copy Share Image
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… — Michael Ignatieff Copy Share Image
The medium's gaze is brief, intense, and promiscuous. The shelf life of the moral causes it makes its own is brutally short. — Michael Ignatieff Copy Share Image
Those with a gift for action, for their part, often express contempt for those whose gifts are more reflective. Men of action like to… — Michael Ignatieff Copy Share Image
There are lots of nations in the world or national peoples who don't yet have states. They're inside someone else's state and they want… — Michael Ignatieff Copy Share Image
Affirming belief that America is an exceptional nation has become a test of patriotism in American politics. — Michael Ignatieff Copy Share Image
Both Iraq and Syria are a fissile mixture of ethnicities and religions thrown together after Versailles by departing French and British imperialists and only… — Michael Ignatieff Copy Share Image
The legitimacy of coercive acts in a democracy arises from the process by which they are justified and by the degree to which we… — Michael Ignatieff Copy Share Image
Some of our finest leaders were not intellectuals at all, and I admire them enormously because they weren't. Harry Truman wasn't. — Michael Ignatieff Copy Share Image
If you get the access to see history happen, do you understand the history when it does happen? And the answer to that question… — Michael Ignatieff Copy Share Image
I have been a journalist, off and on, since I was 17. I was a copy boy for the 'New York Times,' when it… — Michael Ignatieff Copy Share Image
In academic life, false ideas are merely false, and useless ones can be fun to play with. — Michael Ignatieff Copy Share Image
We can find common qualities and common values that have made Britain the country it is. Our belief in tolerance and liberty which shines… — Gordon Brown Copy Share Image
In Britain, the press want to kill a show by revealing what's coming up and spoiling the pleasure. — Hugh Bonneville Copy Share Image
If we don't like modern Britain, then it is very unlikely that modern Britain will like us. — Damian Green Copy Share Image
It is time Britain put its trust back into the Labour Party. I believe I am the candidate that can make this happen precisely… — Diane Abbott Copy Share Image
The establishment in Britain is certainly against the arts and against education. If something doesn't make a profit, it's invalid, and art doesn't make… — Peter Maxwell Davies Copy Share Image
We from every religion feel comfortable in Britain because there is a host. The Church of England is a good host, it has been… — Jonathan Sacks Copy Share Image
The larger an English industry was, the more likely it was to go bankrupt, because the English were not naturally corporate people; they disliked… — Paul Theroux Copy Share Image
I think the first person to call me 'Britain's Obama' was Martin Bright at the New Statesman. Harriet Harman made the comparison once at… — Chuka Umunna Copy Share Image
As for whether what happened in Britain improves[Donald] Trump's chances of winning, I don't think so. He has the same chances; we may just… — Christopher Michael Cillizza Copy Share Image
Britain, like other European states, is not and never will again be in the top-world-power league, so its male leaders can afford to play… — Linda Colley Copy Share Image
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