Conor Cruise O'Brien
was one of post-war Ireland's most significant (and, yes, controversial) public figures and intellectual forces. In this interview, he reflects on history as an academic discipline and as a personal passion.
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At 20th Dec 2008, brianmcclinton wrote:A man of great intellectual power and moral courage. Needless to say, he was frequently vilified by his fellow Irishmen. If, as Orwell said, freedom is the right to tell people what they do not want to hear, then 'the Cruiser' paid a high price for his persistent habit of challenging received opinions.
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