I had reasoned this out in my mind; there was on of two things I had a right to, liberty or death; if I could not have one, I would have the other; for no man should take me alive.
HARRIET TUBMANWhen 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.
More Harriet Tubman Quotes
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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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I think slavery is the next thing to hell. If a person would send another into bondage, he would, it appears to me, be bad enough to send him into hell if he could.
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I looked at my hands to see if I was the same person.
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I never ran my train off the track, and I never lost a passenger.
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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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Forever Free: Abraham Lincoln’s Journey to Emancipation.
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I grew up like a neglected weed – ignorant of liberty, having no experience of it.
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I was the conductor of the Underground Railroad for eight years, and I can say what most conductors can’t say; I never ran my train off the track and I never lost a passenger.
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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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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 was the most famous conductor on the Underground Railroad.
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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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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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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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