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 35
... became a master at fitting in , at the price of lingering self - dislike . - One of the paradoxes of his temperament was to wish that he had been one of life's noble intransigents those who did not bend , but made others submit to their ...
... became a master at fitting in , at the price of lingering self - dislike . - One of the paradoxes of his temperament was to wish that he had been one of life's noble intransigents those who did not bend , but made others submit to their ...
Page 58
... became a regular attender of the undergraduate philosophy club , the Jowett Society , where he gained a reputation for sceptical demolition of other people's positions , rather than for advancing arguments of his own . He also attended ...
... became a regular attender of the undergraduate philosophy club , the Jowett Society , where he gained a reputation for sceptical demolition of other people's positions , rather than for advancing arguments of his own . He also attended ...
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... became a pattern in America : he became famous by being misunderstood . The arch patois that was natural to the common rooms of Oxford was for the New York and Washington of 1941 - inconceivably exotic . He began to attract a reputation ...
... became a pattern in America : he became famous by being misunderstood . The arch patois that was natural to the common rooms of Oxford was for the New York and Washington of 1941 - inconceivably exotic . He began to attract a reputation ...
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