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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... believed that when Rudolf Hess had flown to Britain in 1940 , he and Churchill had concluded a secret deal , giving the German dictator a free hand if he attacked the Russians . They professed to be puzzled by Britain's support for ...
... believed that when Rudolf Hess had flown to Britain in 1940 , he and Churchill had concluded a secret deal , giving the German dictator a free hand if he attacked the Russians . They professed to be puzzled by Britain's support for ...
Page 184
... believed that the preservation of Judaism as a faith was an ' absolute obligation ' , to which everything else must be sacrificed . Equally , most secular Jews believed that the preservation of Jewish values might be worth any sacrifice ...
... believed that the preservation of Judaism as a faith was an ' absolute obligation ' , to which everything else must be sacrificed . Equally , most secular Jews believed that the preservation of Jewish values might be worth any sacrifice ...
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... believed that truth entailed certain obligations and that a dying man was entitled to know the reality of his situation . But now face to face with his own father , he found it impossible to live up to his own maxims . He arrived home ...
... believed that truth entailed certain obligations and that a dying man was entitled to know the reality of his situation . But now face to face with his own father , he found it impossible to live up to his own maxims . He arrived home ...
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