I had crossed the line. I was free; but, there was no one there to welcome me to the land of freedom. I was a stranger in a strange land.
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More Harriet Tubman Quotes
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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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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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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 am at peace with God and all mankind.
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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 freed a thousand slaves I could have freed a thousand more if only they knew they were slaves.
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I never ran my train off the track, and I never lost a passenger.
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Farewell, ole Maser, don’t think hard of me, I’m going on to Canada, where all the slaves are free.
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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!
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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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Now I’ve been free, I know what a dreadful condition slavery is. I have seen hundreds of escaped slaves, but I never saw one who was willing to go back and be a slave.
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Most of those coming from the mainland are very destitute, almost naked.
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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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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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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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