revolution Archives - Michael Ignatieff https://michaelignatieff.ca/article/tag/revolution/ Professor, writer, politician Thu, 13 Oct 2022 17:33:10 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 https://i0.wp.com/michaelignatieff.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cropped-Michael-Ignatieff-website-icon-512x512px.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 revolution Archives - Michael Ignatieff https://michaelignatieff.ca/article/tag/revolution/ 32 32 217957751 Democracy and the Legacy of Revolutionary Violence https://michaelignatieff.ca/article/2022/democracy-and-the-legacy-of-revolutionary-violence/ Thu, 13 Oct 2022 05:49:00 +0000 https://michaelignatieff.ca/?p=2363 Once founded in a moment of revolutionary upheaval, democracies must manage their legacy: to ensure that revolutionary violence, sanctioned as a sacred necessity at the beginning, does not legitimize violence when democracy faces a moment of crisis, deadlock or extreme polarization.

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