If I could have convinced more slaves that they were slaves, I could have freed thousands more.
HARRIET TUBMAN
Every great dream begins with a dreamer.
More Harriet Tubman Quotes
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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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Most of those coming from the mainland are very destitute, almost naked.
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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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I was the most famous conductor on the Underground Railroad.
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I never ran my train off the track, and I never lost a passenger.
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Forever Free: Abraham Lincoln’s Journey to Emancipation.
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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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Slavery is the next thing to hell.
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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 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 looked at my hands to see if I was the same person.
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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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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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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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Read 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.
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I grew up like a neglected weed – ignorant of liberty, having no experience of it.
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