I had two sisters carried away in a chain-gang – one of them left two children. We were always uneasy.
HARRIET TUBMAN
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.
More Harriet Tubman Quotes
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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 grew up like a neglected weed – ignorant of liberty, having no experience of it.
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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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Every great dream begins with a dreamer.
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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 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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I think there’s many a slaveholder’ll get to Heaven. They don’t know better. They acts up to the light they have.
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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.
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It wasn’t me, it was 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,’ and He always did.
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Don’t ever stop. Keep going. If you want a taste of freedom, keep going.
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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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Quakers almost as good as colored. They call themselves friends and you can trust them every time.
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I can’t die but once.
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Marcus Garvey had in their times. We just had a more vulnerable enemy.
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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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You’ll be free or die!
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