speech on world tobacco day No Day, 31 May Anti-Tobacco Day Awareness Speech |

So I dont find my purpose, rather attempt to place myself in situations that allow my purpose to find me, and pray to god I have the means to do something about it

The prevalence of cigarette smoking was very high in the 1970s but declined rapidly (from 45% to 35%) in the early 1980s

There is no accountability that you can have over us, because we are a federal agency. And this is why its so important that, as, you know, the general public, supporters of the movements and organizing thats happening here in Minneapolis, for you all to help us in raising this banner, raising this call to action, amongst the Democratic Party, amongst labor unions, amongst any organization that has said that they are committed to human rights, civil rights, social justice, equity, anything of that nature, to make sure that there is responsibility, that there is a judicial proceeding, and one that is not led by the Trump administration, an independent investigation, and a full, again, judicial proceeding over the federal agents involved in this, because, again, this happening here Minneapolis sets a tone for this to play out in many other cities, where they can go in and kill civilians without any due process

But Not for Me Im goddamned mad! a defeated Garland yelled into a tape recorder toward the end of her life