Farewell, ole Maser, don’t think hard of me, I’m going on to Canada, where all the slaves are free.
HARRIET TUBMANWe 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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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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Every great dream begins with a dreamer.
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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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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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Most of those coming from the mainland are very destitute, almost naked.
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Never wound a snake; kill it.
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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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I looked at my hands to see if I was the same person.
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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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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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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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We out.
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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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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 started with this idea in my head, “There’s two things I’ve got a right to, death or liberty.
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