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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More Harriet Tubman Quotes
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I grew up like a neglected weed – ignorant of liberty, having no experience of it.
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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 was the most famous conductor on the Underground Railroad.
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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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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.
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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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Never wound a snake; kill it.
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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 freed a thousand slaves I could have freed a thousand more if only they knew they were slaves.
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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 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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You’ll be free or die!
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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 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 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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