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
... Party , at any rate , is committed to Zionism , isn't it ? " whereat Attlee is reported to have nodded and added that his people would be even more enthusiastically against the White Paper if the Jews did not press them quite so much in ...
... Party , at any rate , is committed to Zionism , isn't it ? " whereat Attlee is reported to have nodded and added that his people would be even more enthusiastically against the White Paper if the Jews did not press them quite so much in ...
Page 196
... Party , wrote two angry letters attacking Isaiah for failing to mention Churchill's ' lack of magnanimity , his power to be meanly aggressive , his long - term capacity for revenge ' and his ' coarse and often malignant brutality ...
... Party , wrote two angry letters attacking Isaiah for failing to mention Churchill's ' lack of magnanimity , his power to be meanly aggressive , his long - term capacity for revenge ' and his ' coarse and often malignant brutality ...
Page 277
... party that had refused the radiant tomorrow , had won out in the end . On the personal plane , his marriage had ... parties was inexhaustible : he loved being where the talk was brisk and funny and the people were full of life . This was ...
... party that had refused the radiant tomorrow , had won out in the end . On the personal plane , his marriage had ... parties was inexhaustible : he loved being where the talk was brisk and funny and the people were full of life . This was ...
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