Dying in 1926, Gertrude Bell left behind a benevolent and effective Iraq government, functioning without institutionalized corruption and intent on equality and peace.

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If Mr Gore presses that issue, and finds others that appeal, he may persuade Minnesotans to remember their native liberals: Hubert Humphrey, Walter Mondale and Eugene McCarthy, who helped to foster among many Minnesotans their once-deep belief that government was more benevolent than meddlesome.

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Even if one posits, against all evidence of history, that some benevolent technocrats can be found to make government investment decisions without politicization, these investments would still fail.

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Farming unions and the HSE have targeted farmers previously, but Mr Bailey said NFU Cymru's latest campaign included organisations from across the Welsh farming industry, including the Farmers' Union of Wales, Wales Young Farmers' Club, the Welsh Government and the Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution.

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