Most of those coming from the mainland are very destitute, almost naked.
HARRIET TUBMAN
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.
More Harriet Tubman Quotes
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Most of those coming from the mainland are very destitute, almost naked.
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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 was the conductor of the Underground Railroad for eight years, and I can say what most conductors can’t say; I never ran my train off the track and I never lost a passenger.
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You’ll be free or die!
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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 had two sisters carried away in a chain-gang – one of them left two children. We were always uneasy.
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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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If I could have convinced more slaves that they were slaves, I could have freed thousands more.
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Slavery is the next thing to hell.
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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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Don’t ever stop. Keep going. If you want a taste of freedom, keep going.
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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 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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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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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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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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