I had two sisters carried away in a chain-gang – one of them left two children. We were always uneasy.
HARRIET TUBMANI 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.
More Harriet Tubman Quotes
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I had reasoned this out in my mind; there was on of two things I had a right to, liberty or death; if I could not have one, I would have the other; for no man should take me alive.
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I prayed to God to make me strong and able to fight, and that’s what I’ve always prayed for ever since.
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We out.
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Never wound a snake; kill it.
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Forever Free: Abraham Lincoln’s Journey to Emancipation.
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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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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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Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.
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I think slavery is the next thing to hell. If a person would send another into bondage, he would, it appears to me, be bad enough to send him into hell if he could.
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You’ll be free or die!
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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 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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Oh, Lord! You’ve been with me in six troubles, don’t desert me in the seventh!
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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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Don’t ever stop. Keep going. If you want a taste of freedom, keep going.
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