Clearly, we could do with fewer Osama bin Ladens and more MikhailGorbachevs, who, when given great power, directed it toward goals that benefited mankind.
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Bright children from poor backgrounds, especially in the provinces today's young MikhailGorbachevs or Vladimir Putins would now find it very hard indeed to get an education to match their talents.
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