Quote by: Michael Ignatieff

Democratic constitutions do allow some suspension of rights in states of emergency. Thus rights are not always trumps. But neither is necessity. Even in times of real danger, political authorities have to prove the case that abridgments of rights are justified.


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Author Bio


  • NameMichael Ignatieff
  • Descriptionprofessor at Harvard Kennedy School and former Canadian politician
  • BornMay 12, 1947
  • CountryCanada
  • ProfessionJournalist; Historian; Author; Politician; Novelist; Philosopher
  • AwardsCanada India Foundation ("CIF") Chanchlani Global Indian Award; Hannah Arendt Prize