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When you take the high moral road it is difficult for anyone to object without sounding like a complete fool.

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Anita Roddick
Age: 64 †
Born: 1942
Born: October 23
Died: 2007
Died: September 10
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Organizational Founder
Littlehampton
West Sussex
Dame Anita Lucia Roddick
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Anita Lucia Roddick
Anita Lucia Perella
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