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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... St Paul's School on Hammersmith Road was a venerable Christian establishment , established in 1509 , but it did not exclude Jews or maintain a Jewish quota . Later the governors did fix such quota - at 15 per cent - and when Berlin ...
... St Paul's School on Hammersmith Road was a venerable Christian establishment , established in 1509 , but it did not exclude Jews or maintain a Jewish quota . Later the governors did fix such quota - at 15 per cent - and when Berlin ...
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... St Paul's School , 1509–1900 ( London , 1990 ) , 115. See also IB to J. Donaldson , 28.10.71 . 8 Christopher Dean , Archivist of St Paul's School , to Michael Ignatieff , 21.6.91 . Arthur Calder Marshall to Henry Hardy , 3.4.91 . 10 ...
... St Paul's School , 1509–1900 ( London , 1990 ) , 115. See also IB to J. Donaldson , 28.10.71 . 8 Christopher Dean , Archivist of St Paul's School , to Michael Ignatieff , 21.6.91 . Arthur Calder Marshall to Henry Hardy , 3.4.91 . 10 ...
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... St Paul's school , 40-1 , 44-5 ; at Corpus Christi College , Oxford , 42 , 44–53 , 57-8 ; degree and university prize , 57-8 ; reads PPE at Oxford , 57-8 Health : withered arm , 2 , 8 , 10 ; hearing , 5 ; hypochondria , 5-6 , 55 ...
... St Paul's school , 40-1 , 44-5 ; at Corpus Christi College , Oxford , 42 , 44–53 , 57-8 ; degree and university prize , 57-8 ; reads PPE at Oxford , 57-8 Health : withered arm , 2 , 8 , 10 ; hearing , 5 ; hypochondria , 5-6 , 55 ...
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