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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... looked to Britain to grant Jewish statehood ; the other looked to Jewish arms , if necessary , to seize it ; one believed that discreet diplomacy within the British establishment would best achieve Zionist goals ; the other insisted ...
... looked to Britain to grant Jewish statehood ; the other looked to Jewish arms , if necessary , to seize it ; one believed that discreet diplomacy within the British establishment would best achieve Zionist goals ; the other insisted ...
Page 151
... looked like a tragic queen . - She was twenty years older than he , once a famous beauty , now shabbily dressed , heavy , with shadows beneath her dark eyes , but of proud carriage and coolly dignified expression . As they sat down on ...
... looked like a tragic queen . - She was twenty years older than he , once a famous beauty , now shabbily dressed , heavy , with shadows beneath her dark eyes , but of proud carriage and coolly dignified expression . As they sat down on ...
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... looked after his every need , chauffeuring him to his appointments , back and forth between London and Oxford . The bond between them became very close and ' Caz ' later looked back on their relationship with astonishment : he could not ...
... looked after his every need , chauffeuring him to his appointments , back and forth between London and Oxford . The bond between them became very close and ' Caz ' later looked back on their relationship with astonishment : he could not ...
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