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.
HARRIET TUBMANEvery great dream begins with a dreamer.
More Harriet Tubman Quotes
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Slavery is the next thing to hell.
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Most of those coming from the mainland are very destitute, almost naked.
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Every great dream begins with a dreamer.
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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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You’ll be free or die!
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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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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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Quakers almost as good as colored. They call themselves friends and you can trust them every time.
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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 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 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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Oh, Lord! You’ve been with me in six troubles, don’t desert me in the seventh!
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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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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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Forever Free: Abraham Lincoln’s Journey to Emancipation.
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