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“But to manipulate men, to propel them toward goals which you-the social reformers-see, but they may not, is to deny their human essence, to treat them as objects without wills of their own, and therefore to degrade them.”

Quote by Isaiah Berlin

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Isaiah Berlin was a British philosopher renowned for his contributions to political philosophy, aesthetics, and intellectual history. He was a prominent figure in 20th-century philosophical discourse and held a professorship at the University of Oxford. Berlin's philosophy focused on the significance of individual freedom and the variety of human values. more

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