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 114
... reported on , before decisions could be made , and Isaiah had become its chief British purveyor . No wonder his stock rose out of all proportion to his relatively junior rank as a First Secretary . He himself was scathing about the new ...
... reported on , before decisions could be made , and Isaiah had become its chief British purveyor . No wonder his stock rose out of all proportion to his relatively junior rank as a First Secretary . He himself was scathing about the new ...
Page 119
... reported version of their conversation , Isaiah cleverly used Weizmann's name and prestige to put over the Foreign Office position : I reported to him that no decision on Palestine would be published or implemented before the end of the ...
... reported version of their conversation , Isaiah cleverly used Weizmann's name and prestige to put over the Foreign Office position : I reported to him that no decision on Palestine would be published or implemented before the end of the ...
Page 121
... reported to the Foreign Office , Weizmann had drastically revised his estimates downwards : if the Jews absorbed behind the Iron Curtain were subtracted from the total , together with those likely to be exterminated by the Germans , he ...
... reported to the Foreign Office , Weizmann had drastically revised his estimates downwards : if the Jews absorbed behind the Iron Curtain were subtracted from the total , together with those likely to be exterminated by the Germans , he ...
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