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.
HARRIET TUBMANFarewell, ole Maser, don’t think hard of me, I’m going on to Canada, where all the slaves are free.
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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Never wound a snake; kill it.
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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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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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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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I would fight for my liberty so long as my strength lasted, and if the time came for me to go, the Lord would let them take me.
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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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Slavery is the next thing to hell.
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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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You’ll be free or die!
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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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Now I’ve been free, I know what a dreadful condition slavery is. I have seen hundreds of escaped slaves, but I never saw one who was willing to go back and be a slave.
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I can’t die but once.
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Marcus Garvey had in their times. We just had a more vulnerable enemy.
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