“Nationalism and patriotism in the wrong hands will destroy lives, it really will, because I'll tell you something: it takes a village to ruin a child. I think we've proven that time and time again in this country.”

— Janeane Garofalo

self-titled TV comedy special, 1997
Standup routines

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comedian, actress, political activist, writer 1964

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