Phyllis Schlafly (1924–2016) American activist
Cultural Conservatism and the Religious Right https://www.c-span.org/video/?c3858491/phyllis-schlafly, C-SPAN.org (April 4, 2012)
“Americans are the most over-entertained people on the face of the earth.”
Interview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIsdCfmkEho with Dennis Hunt in Las Vegas, c. 1982
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