Human goals are many - do you think he is right about this

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Question: In Two Concepts of Liberty, Berlin says: "The belief that some single formula can in principle be found whereby all the diverse ends of [people] can be harmoniously realized is demonstrably false." In contrast to this he also says that "human goals are many, not all of them commensurable" (pluralism). Do you think he is right about this? Please explain why you think so.

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