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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... society : to weekends with the Rothschilds ; to the Sieffs ' dinners in Park Lane . These were Jews so grand that they were unsnubbable . The Rothschilds were also so wealthy that on one occasion when Berlin complained about the length ...
... society : to weekends with the Rothschilds ; to the Sieffs ' dinners in Park Lane . These were Jews so grand that they were unsnubbable . The Rothschilds were also so wealthy that on one occasion when Berlin complained about the length ...
Page 190
... society and , after the excitement of his Washington years , felt that Cambridge , Massachusetts , was flat and ... society dinner table was often racy and amusing , Boston high - society talk was a parody of Henry James . He had more to ...
... society and , after the excitement of his Washington years , felt that Cambridge , Massachusetts , was flat and ... society dinner table was often racy and amusing , Boston high - society talk was a parody of Henry James . He had more to ...
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... society was a good society because it accepted the conflict among human goods and maintained , through its democratic institutions , the forum in which this conflict could be managed peacefully . Both public and private choice had to ...
... society was a good society because it accepted the conflict among human goods and maintained , through its democratic institutions , the forum in which this conflict could be managed peacefully . Both public and private choice had to ...
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