Slavery is the next thing to hell.
HARRIET TUBMANI 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.
More Harriet Tubman Quotes
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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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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 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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I never ran my train off the track, and I never lost a passenger.
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If you hear the dogs, keep going. If you see the torches in the woods, keep going. If there’s shouting after you, keep going. Don’t ever stop. Keep going. If you want a taste of 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 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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Most of those coming from the mainland are very destitute, almost naked.
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I am at peace with God and all mankind.
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Marcus Garvey had in their times. We just had a more vulnerable enemy.
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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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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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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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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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Oh, Lord! You’ve been with me in six troubles, don’t desert me in the seventh!
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