I looked at my hands to see if I was the same person.
HARRIET TUBMANRead my letter to the old folks, and give my love to them, and tell my brothers to be always watching unto prayer, and when the good old ship of Zion comes along, to be ready to step aboard.
More Harriet Tubman Quotes
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Marcus Garvey had in their times. We just had a more vulnerable enemy.
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Never wound a snake; kill it.
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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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We out.
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I am at peace with God and all mankind.
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I can’t die but once.
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Don’t ever stop. Keep going. If you want a taste of freedom, keep going.
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I think slavery is the next thing to hell. If a person would send another into bondage, he would, it appears to me, be bad enough to send him into hell if he could.
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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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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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If I could have convinced more slaves that they were slaves, I could have freed thousands more.
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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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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 had two sisters carried away in a chain-gang – one of them left two children. We were always uneasy.
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