Twasn’t me, ’twas 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,’ an’ He always did.
HARRIET TUBMANEvery 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.
More Harriet Tubman Quotes
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Forever Free: Abraham Lincoln’s Journey to Emancipation.
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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 had two sisters carried away in a chain-gang – one of them left two children. We were always uneasy.
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Don’t ever stop. Keep going. If you want a taste of freedom, keep going.
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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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Most of those coming from the mainland are very destitute, almost naked.
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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 looked at my hands to see if I was the same person.
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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 am at peace with God and all mankind.
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You’ll be free or die!
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I can’t die but once.
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Never wound a snake; kill it.
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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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If I could have convinced more slaves that they were slaves, I could have freed thousands more.
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