Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Life in the Country
Isaiah Berlin, letter to his parents (January 31, 1944):
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My view on this is that you will not find life in the country lively enough for persons of your temperament. Life in the country in England depends entirely on (a) motor cars (b) rural tastes. As you possess neither, it is my considered view that apart from a weekend cottage or something of that sort life in the country would bore you stiff within a very short time.Related posts: