Isaiah Berlin: A LifeIsaiah Berlin refused to write an autobiography, but he agreed to talk about himself - and so for 10 years, before's Berlin's death in November 1997, he allowed Michael Ignatieff to interview him about his past, his ideas, his most intimate memories, and his inner conflicts. |
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Page 119
... Government to confront the British and force them to grant a Jewish state . In his reported version of their conversation , Isaiah cleverly used Weizmann's name and prestige to put over the Foreign Office position : I reported to him ...
... Government to confront the British and force them to grant a Jewish state . In his reported version of their conversation , Isaiah cleverly used Weizmann's name and prestige to put over the Foreign Office position : I reported to him ...
Page 120
... Government was to ' split the front ' , to isolate radical Zionists by despatching eminent British Jews like Lord Rothschild to talk to the leading moderates . With these figures safely in the British camp , the British Government had ...
... Government was to ' split the front ' , to isolate radical Zionists by despatching eminent British Jews like Lord Rothschild to talk to the leading moderates . With these figures safely in the British camp , the British Government had ...
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... Government in general and of the Presidency in particular ' . Turning to the future , he predicted that the main federal reforms of the New Deal would remain in place . Even if the extent of government interference was reduced with the ...
... Government in general and of the Presidency in particular ' . Turning to the future , he predicted that the main federal reforms of the New Deal would remain in place . Even if the extent of government interference was reduced with the ...
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