I grew up like a neglected weed – ignorant of liberty, having no experience of it.
HARRIET TUBMANI looked at my hands to see if I was the same person.
More Harriet Tubman Quotes
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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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Most of those coming from the mainland are very destitute, almost naked.
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I looked at my hands to see if I was the same person.
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I never ran my train off the track, and I never lost a passenger.
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Slavery is the next thing to hell.
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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 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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Quakers almost as good as colored. They call themselves friends and you can trust them every time.
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We saw the lightning and that was the guns and then we heard the thunder and that was the big guns; and then we heard the rain falling and that was the blood falling; and when we came to get in the crops, it was dead men that we reaped.
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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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Every great dream begins with a dreamer.
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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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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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I can’t die but once.
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Never wound a snake; kill it.
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