I started with this idea in my head, “There’s two things I’ve got a right to, death or liberty.
HARRIET TUBMANI 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.
More Harriet Tubman Quotes
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I was the most famous conductor on the Underground Railroad.
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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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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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You’ll be free or die!
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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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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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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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If I could have convinced more slaves that they were slaves, I could have freed thousands more.
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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 grew up like a neglected weed – ignorant of liberty, having no experience of it.
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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 am at peace with God and all mankind.
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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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