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“One must look at what impiety hates, what puts it in a rage, what it attacks always, everywhere, and with fury - that will be the truth.”

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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