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!
HARRIET TUBMANNow 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.
More Harriet Tubman Quotes
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When I found I had crossed that line, I looked at my hands to see if I was the same person. There was such a glory over everything.
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Forever Free: Abraham Lincoln’s Journey to Emancipation.
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We out.
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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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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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I think there’s many a slaveholder’ll get to Heaven. They don’t know better. They acts up to the light they have.
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It wasn’t me, it was 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,’ and He always did.
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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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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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You’ll be free or die!
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The good Lord has come down to deliver my people, and I must go and help him.
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Marcus Garvey had in their times. We just had a more vulnerable enemy.
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I am at peace with God and all mankind.
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Slavery is the next thing to hell.
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I can’t die but once.
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