I never ran my train off the track, and I never lost a passenger.
HARRIET TUBMANMarcus Garvey had in their times. We just had a more vulnerable enemy.
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 can’t die but once.
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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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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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Quakers almost as good as colored. They call themselves friends and you can trust them every time.
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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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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 am at peace with God and all mankind.
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Slavery is the next thing to hell.
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God’s time is always near. He gave me my strength and he set the North Star in the heavens; He meant I should be free.
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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.
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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.
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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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Don’t ever stop. Keep going. If you want a taste of freedom, keep going.
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I had two sisters carried away in a chain-gang – one of them left two children. We were always uneasy.
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