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 38
... wanted to be loved , she wanted to be lifted , nothing ever happened , so all her love was turned on me . ' She nagged and smothered him . She couldn't stand him sitting about : she wanted activity , interest , life and vitality . He ...
... wanted to be loved , she wanted to be lifted , nothing ever happened , so all her love was turned on me . ' She nagged and smothered him . She couldn't stand him sitting about : she wanted activity , interest , life and vitality . He ...
Page 132
... wanted to leave , but the Headmaster , as he now called Lord Halifax behind his back , was unwilling to let him go back to academic life . " On 12 April Franklin Roosevelt died , and Isaiah was given the task of assessing for an anxious ...
... wanted to leave , but the Headmaster , as he now called Lord Halifax behind his back , was unwilling to let him go back to academic life . " On 12 April Franklin Roosevelt died , and Isaiah was given the task of assessing for an anxious ...
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... wanted to argue with this . Wasn't it true , the Prime Minister wanted to know , that ' the limitations of negative liberty ' in Western societies had motivated generations of people to find some model of society that went beyond ...
... wanted to argue with this . Wasn't it true , the Prime Minister wanted to know , that ' the limitations of negative liberty ' in Western societies had motivated generations of people to find some model of society that went beyond ...
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