Oh, Lord! You’ve been with me in six troubles, don’t desert me in the seventh!
HARRIET TUBMANIf I could have convinced more slaves that they were slaves, I could have freed thousands more.
More Harriet Tubman Quotes
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I had crossed the line. I was free; but, there was no one there to welcome me to the land of freedom. I was a stranger in a strange land.
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I said to the Lord, I’m going to hold steady on to you, and I know you will see me through.
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I knew of a man who was sent to the State Prison for twenty-five years. All these years he was always thinking of his home, and counting by years, months, and days, the time till he should be free, and see his family and friends once more.
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Read my letter to the old folks, and give my love to them, and tell my brothers to be always watching unto prayer, and when the good old ship of Zion comes along, to be ready to step aboard.
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The good Lord has come down to deliver my people, and I must go and help him.
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I would fight for my liberty so long as my strength lasted, and if the time came for me to go, the Lord would let them take me.
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I have heard their groans and sighs, and seen their tears, and I would give every drop of blood in my veins to free them.
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You’ll be free or die!
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I freed a thousand slaves I could have freed a thousand more if only they knew they were slaves.
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If I could have convinced more slaves that they were slaves, I could have freed thousands more.
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I think there’s many a slaveholder’ll get to Heaven. They don’t know better. They acts up to the light they have.
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I looked at my hands to see if I was the same person.
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If you are tired, keep going. If you are scared, keep going. If you are hungry, keep going. If you want to taste freedom, keep going.
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Pears like my heart go flutter, flutter, and then they may say, ‘Peace, Peace,’ as much as they likes – I know it’s goin’ to be war!
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Slavery is the next thing to hell.
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