"She'll be sadly missed, I imagine, but not by me."
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Educators from EnglandWomen activists from EnglandWomen born in the 1910sChristians from the United Kingdom
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Bernard Manning, as quoted by John Ezard in "Campaigner Mary Whitehouse dies, aged 91", The Guardian (24 November 2001)
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Mary Whitehouse
Constance Mary Whitehouse (13 June 1910 – 23 November 2001) was an English Christian morality activist who opposed social liberalism and the 'permissive society'. In particular, via the National Viewers' and Listeners' Association, she campaigned against television programmes the pressure group found objectionable on 'taste and decency' grounds.
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