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“The case against the notion of historical objectivity is like the case against international law, or international morality; that it does not exist.” quote by Isaiah Berlin — Download Open image

“The case against the notion of historical objectivity is like the case against international law, or international morality; that it does not exist.”

Isaiah Berlin

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Liberty is liberty, not equality or fairness or justice or human happiness or a quiet conscience.

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