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.
HARRIET TUBMANYou’ll be free or die!
More Harriet Tubman Quotes
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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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The Lord who told me to take care of my people meant me to do it just as long as I live, and so I did what he told me.
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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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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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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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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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Quakers almost as good as colored. They call themselves friends and you can trust them every time.
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Never wound a snake; kill it.
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I was the most famous conductor on the Underground Railroad.
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If you are tired, keep going. If you are scared, keep going. If you are hungry, keep going. If you want to taste freedom, keep going.
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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 had two sisters carried away in a chain-gang – one of them left two children. We were always uneasy.
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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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We saw the lightning and that was the guns and then we heard the thunder and that was the big guns; and then we heard the rain falling and that was the blood falling; and when we came to get in the crops, it was dead men that we reaped.
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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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