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 118
... remained silent . Until he confided his role to me in a conversation at the end of his life , he always strenuously denied that the Jewish problem of double allegiance had ever haunted him.29 But it had , and if he had once entertained ...
... remained silent . Until he confided his role to me in a conversation at the end of his life , he always strenuously denied that the Jewish problem of double allegiance had ever haunted him.29 But it had , and if he had once entertained ...
Page 129
... remained adamant . ' I can see that you should be judged by your friends , that I concede . ' He was even prepared to envisage extreme situations in which one might have to sacrifice friends who had betrayed some essential trust , or ...
... remained adamant . ' I can see that you should be judged by your friends , that I concede . ' He was even prepared to envisage extreme situations in which one might have to sacrifice friends who had betrayed some essential trust , or ...
Page 193
... remained aloof . In June 1951 Guy Burgess bolted to the Soviet Union ; while other friends professed shock and moral dismay , Isaiah remained unperturbed , though he was more irritated than pleased when in 1953 Burgess sent a cheeky ...
... remained aloof . In June 1951 Guy Burgess bolted to the Soviet Union ; while other friends professed shock and moral dismay , Isaiah remained unperturbed , though he was more irritated than pleased when in 1953 Burgess sent a cheeky ...
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