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 52
... turned all conversation towards the darkening political environment . As Berlin reported in a letter in September 1931 , ' Politics has become so interesting that even I have begun to follow them with some avidity . " 2 Suddenly ...
... turned all conversation towards the darkening political environment . As Berlin reported in a letter in September 1931 , ' Politics has become so interesting that even I have begun to follow them with some avidity . " 2 Suddenly ...
Page 126
... turned and said , ' Now , Mr Berlin , tell us what in your opinion is the likelihood of my dear friend , the President , being re - elected for a fourth term . ' Berlin , who spoke in a heavy Brooklyn accent , said he felt sure that ...
... turned and said , ' Now , Mr Berlin , tell us what in your opinion is the likelihood of my dear friend , the President , being re - elected for a fourth term . ' Berlin , who spoke in a heavy Brooklyn accent , said he felt sure that ...
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... turned out to have a sharper and shrewder intelligence than her exterior had led Berlin to believe . She was cutting about Adlai Stevenson , whom she seemed to despise as much as her husband did . Isaiah found himself feeling sorry for ...
... turned out to have a sharper and shrewder intelligence than her exterior had led Berlin to believe . She was cutting about Adlai Stevenson , whom she seemed to despise as much as her husband did . Isaiah found himself feeling sorry for ...
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