Slavery is the next thing to hell.
HARRIET TUBMANI 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.
More Harriet Tubman Quotes
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Every great dream begins with a dreamer.
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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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The good Lord has come down to deliver my people, and I must go and help him.
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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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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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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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You’ll be free or die!
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Now I’ve been free, I know what a dreadful condition slavery is. I have seen hundreds of escaped slaves, but I never saw one who was willing to go back and be a slave.
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Farewell, ole Maser, don’t think hard of me, I’m going on to Canada, where all the slaves are free.
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I never ran my train off the track, and I never lost a passenger.
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Quakers almost as good as colored. They call themselves friends and you can trust them every time.
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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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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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We out.
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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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