'Tell' me more: Switzerland's mythical hero William Tell has long been seen as a symbol of freedom, independence and stubborn resistance to tyrannical rulers, but a current exhibition in Bern shows that he is also a propagandist's dream.

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'Tell' me more: Switzerland's mythical hero William Tell has long been seen as a symbol of freedom, independence and stubborn resistance to tyrannical rulers, but a current exhibition in Bern shows that he is also a propagandist's dream.

You have probably heard the story about William (or Wilhelm) Tell and the apple. But did you know that the crossbow wielding Swiss hero has also taken up arms against nuclear power stations, liberal drug hand-out programmes and the spread of AIDS?

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His political values are somewhat more ambiguous, since he has publicly backed at one time or another, virtually all of Switzerland's main parties. He has meanwhile advertised everything from soap powd...

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