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 link dar’s many a slaveholder’ll git to Heaven. Dey don’t know no better. Dey acts up to de light dey hab.
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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 never ran my train off the track, and I never lost a passenger.
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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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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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Most of those coming from the mainland are very destitute, almost naked.
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I can’t die but once.
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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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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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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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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 am at peace with God and all mankind.
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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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I freed a thousand slaves I could have freed a thousand more if only they knew they were slaves.
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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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