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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.

Harriet Tubman

Farewell, ole Maser, don’t think hard of me, I’m going on to Canada, where all the slaves are free.
HARRIET TUBMAN

Country Farewell Hard Master Slave
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!
HARRIET TUBMAN

Heart Peace War
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
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

Alive Death Liberty Man Mind Reason Right
I am at peace with God and all mankind.
HARRIET TUBMAN

God Mankind Peace
I started with this idea in my head, “There’s two things I’ve got a right to, death or liberty.
HARRIET TUBMAN

Death Head Ideas Liberty Slave Start
Every great dream begins with a dreamer.
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Dreamer Drean Inspirational One Liner
Marcus Garvey had in their times. We just had a more vulnerable enemy.
HARRIET TUBMAN

Enemy Time Vulnerable
Oh, Lord! You’ve been with me in six troubles, don’t desert me in the seventh!
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Desert Lord Trouble
I can’t die but once.
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Die One Liner Reality
I grew up like a neglected weed – ignorant of liberty, having no experience of it.
HARRIET TUBMAN

Experience Grow Up Ignorance Liberty Neglect Weed
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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Appearance Bad Hell Person Slave
I freed a thousand slaves I could have freed a thousand more if only they knew they were slaves.
HARRIET TUBMAN

Freedom Slave
Quakers almost as good as colored. They call themselves friends and you can trust them every time.
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Color Friendship Goodness Time Trust
I looked at my hands to see if I was the same person.
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Change Person Slave
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 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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