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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... Gurion , who was already highly critical of Weizmann's lack of success in securing a Jewish army . Ben Gurion wanted Zionists to campaign immediately for the establishment of a Jewish commonwealth ; Weizmann accepted the British ...
... Gurion , who was already highly critical of Weizmann's lack of success in securing a Jewish army . Ben Gurion wanted Zionists to campaign immediately for the establishment of a Jewish commonwealth ; Weizmann accepted the British ...
Page 107
... Gurion beckoned him into his room , and they talked politely about Plato before Isaiah completed his apologies and made his way to Cohen's room . This first meeting set the pattern : Ben Gurion seeking to seduce Isaiah away from the ...
... Gurion beckoned him into his room , and they talked politely about Plato before Isaiah completed his apologies and made his way to Cohen's room . This first meeting set the pattern : Ben Gurion seeking to seduce Isaiah away from the ...
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... Gurion's ' sense of reality ' was just as shrewd as Weizmann's or his own . After their lunch , Ben Gurion went on to Washington to see Ben Cohen , in the hope of arranging a meeting with Roosevelt . As soon as Isaiah hopped into a cab ...
... Gurion's ' sense of reality ' was just as shrewd as Weizmann's or his own . After their lunch , Ben Gurion went on to Washington to see Ben Cohen , in the hope of arranging a meeting with Roosevelt . As soon as Isaiah hopped into a cab ...
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