Isaiah Berlin
Latvian-born British philosopher (1909 to 1997); author of Four Essays on Liberty (1969).
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Liberty is liberty, not equality, fairness, justice or happiness
Everything is what it is: liberty is liberty, not equality or fairness or justice or culture, or human happiness or a quiet conscience.
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Liberty is liberty, not equality, fairness, justice or happiness
Everything is what it is: liberty is liberty, not equality or fairness or justice or culture, or human happiness or a quiet conscience.
Four Essays on Liberty (Oxford University Press, 1969): Two Concepts of Liberty (1958) Said c. 1958–1969
Having to choose between absolute claims is inescapable in the human condition
The necessity of choosing between absolute claims is then an inescapable characteristic of the human condition.
Four Essays on Liberty (Oxford University Press, 1969): Two Concepts of Liberty (1958) Said c. 1958–1969
Political liberty, in the negative sense, is the area where a person can act unobstructed by others
Political liberty in this sense is simply the area within which a man can act unobstructed by others.
Four Essays on Liberty (Oxford University Press, 1969): Two Concepts of Liberty (1958) Said c. 1958–1969
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Coercion means deliberate interference by others in the area where one could otherwise act
Coercion implies the deliberate interference of other human beings within the area in which I could otherwise act.
Four Essays on Liberty (Oxford University Press, 1969): Two Concepts of Liberty (1958) Said c. 1958–1969
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