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 TUBMANWhen 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.
More Harriet Tubman Quotes
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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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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 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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Quakers almost as good as colored. They call themselves friends and you can trust them every time.
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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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I was the most famous conductor on the Underground Railroad.
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You’ll be free or die!
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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 can’t die but once.
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Most of those coming from the mainland are very destitute, almost naked.
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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 I could have convinced more slaves that they were slaves, I could have freed thousands more.
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The good Lord has come down to deliver my people, and I must go and help him.
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