Isaiah Berlin

Quotes by Isaiah Berlin

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Philosopher · British · 1909–1997

British philosopher (1909–1997)

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“Bohlen and Isaiah Berlin came to dinner, and we talked until one or two in the morning. Berlin, who is undoubtedly the best informed and most intelligent foreigner in Moscow, said that the only thi...”
— Isaiah Berlin

“There is no need for me to introduce, much less recommend, Mr Isaiah Berlin to you. His learning is notorious, and joined with it is a brilliant turn of dialectic which has dazzled many audiences. ...”
— Isaiah Berlin