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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.

Harriet Tubman

I link dar’s many a slaveholder’ll git to Heaven. Dey don’t know no better. Dey acts up to de light dey hab.
HARRIET TUBMAN

Heaven Light Slave
Slavery is the next thing to hell.
HARRIET TUBMAN

Deep Hell One Liner Slavery
Quakers almost as good as colored. They call themselves friends and you can trust them every time.
HARRIET TUBMAN

Color Friendship Goodness Time Trust
Every great dream begins with a dreamer.
HARRIET TUBMAN

Dreamer Drean Inspirational One Liner
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.
HARRIET TUBMAN

Abroad Letter Love Prayer Watch
I prayed to God to make me strong and able to fight, and that’s what I’ve always prayed for ever since.
HARRIET TUBMAN

Always Fight God Pray Strong
I was the most famous conductor on the Underground Railroad.
HARRIET TUBMAN

Conductor Road Slave
The good Lord has come down to deliver my people, and I must go and help him.
HARRIET TUBMAN

Deliver Help Lord People Slave
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.
HARRIET TUBMAN

Passenger Story
Never wound a snake; kill it.
HARRIET TUBMAN

Fake Kill Mask Snake Wound
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.
HARRIET TUBMAN

Family Freedom Man Prison Thinking Time
I said to the Lord, I’m going to hold steady on to you, and I know you will see me through.
HARRIET TUBMAN

Lord See Steady
I am at peace with God and all mankind.
HARRIET TUBMAN

God Mankind Peace
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.
HARRIET TUBMAN

God Lord Trust
I looked at my hands to see if I was the same person.
HARRIET TUBMAN

Change Person Slave
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.
HARRIET TUBMAN

Fight Liberty Lord Strength Time

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 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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