Oh, Lord! You’ve been with me in six troubles, don’t desert me in the seventh!
HARRIET TUBMANRead 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.
More Harriet Tubman Quotes
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I was the conductor of the Underground Railroad for eight years, and I can say what most conductors can’t say; I never ran my train off the track and I never lost a passenger.
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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 started with this idea in my head, “There’s two things I’ve got a right to, death or liberty.
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Forever Free: Abraham Lincoln’s Journey to Emancipation.
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If you hear the dogs, keep going. If you see the torches in the woods, keep going. If there’s shouting after you, keep going. Don’t ever stop. Keep going. If you want a taste of freedom, keep going.
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It wasn’t me, it was the Lord! I always told Him, ‘I trust to you. I don’t know where to go or what to do, but I expect You to lead me,’ and He always did.
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Marcus Garvey had in their times. We just had a more vulnerable enemy.
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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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When I found I had crossed that line, I looked at my hands to see if I was the same person. There was such a glory over everything.
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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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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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I was the most famous conductor on the Underground Railroad.
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The Lord who told me to take care of my people meant me to do it just as long as I live, and so I did what he told me.
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I started with this idea in my head, “There’s two things I’ve got a right to, death or liberty.
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Twasn’t me, ’twas the Lord! I always told Him, ‘I trust to you. I don’t know where to go or what to do, but I expect You to lead me,’ an’ He always did.
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