He said, "Go and tell this people: 'Be ever hearing, but ne… - Isaiah Berlin

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He said, "Go and tell this people: 'Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.' Make the heart of this people calloused; make their ears dull and close their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed."

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Sir Isaiah Berlin (6 June 1909 – 5 November 1997) was a Russian-British political philosopher and historian of ideas, regarded as one of the leading liberal thinkers of the 20th century.

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Alternative Names: Sir Isaiah Berlin • Isaiah Mendelevich Berlin

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