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 126
... asked Berlin when he thought the war would end . ' Mr Prime Minister , I shall tell my children and grandchildren that Winston Churchill asked me that question . ' By now thoroughly confused , Churchill asked what was the most important ...
... asked Berlin when he thought the war would end . ' Mr Prime Minister , I shall tell my children and grandchildren that Winston Churchill asked me that question . ' By now thoroughly confused , Churchill asked what was the most important ...
Page 171
... asked for a general reaction . In February 1948 Berlin replied bluntly that the book took too long to get into its stride . The early chapters were ' too episodic and insubstantial to act as an adequate scaffolding ' for the later ones ...
... asked for a general reaction . In February 1948 Berlin replied bluntly that the book took too long to get into its stride . The early chapters were ' too episodic and insubstantial to act as an adequate scaffolding ' for the later ones ...
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... asked to give concrete political advice . In 1958 David Ben Gurion asked fifty sages , including Berlin , whether the time had come to challenge the Orthodox rabbi's monopoly over how the Jewishness of new immigrants and converts to ...
... asked to give concrete political advice . In 1958 David Ben Gurion asked fifty sages , including Berlin , whether the time had come to challenge the Orthodox rabbi's monopoly over how the Jewishness of new immigrants and converts to ...
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