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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... President arrive with Mrs Kennedy , and circle the room shaking hands like Napoleon greeting his marshals . There was the same intensity , complicity and adoration , the same cult of toughness and ruthlessness . Before dinner , the ...
... President arrive with Mrs Kennedy , and circle the room shaking hands like Napoleon greeting his marshals . There was the same intensity , complicity and adoration , the same cult of toughness and ruthlessness . Before dinner , the ...
Page 240
... President replied that every great political leader had a particular set of principles that he followed . Berlin didn't think Stalin had a philosophy worth the name , but he did not press the point . Kennedy seemed obsessed with ...
... President replied that every great political leader had a particular set of principles that he followed . Berlin didn't think Stalin had a philosophy worth the name , but he did not press the point . Kennedy seemed obsessed with ...
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... President captivatingly good company . After dinner , with the President sitting in his rocking chair , listening intently , Berlin rose to speak . Had he been more ambitious , more policy - minded , more of a Cold Warrior , he might ...
... President captivatingly good company . After dinner , with the President sitting in his rocking chair , listening intently , Berlin rose to speak . Had he been more ambitious , more policy - minded , more of a Cold Warrior , he might ...
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