If I could have convinced more slaves that they were slaves, I could have freed thousands more.
HARRIET TUBMANForever Free: Abraham Lincoln’s Journey to Emancipation.
More Harriet Tubman Quotes
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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.
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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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I freed a thousand slaves I could have freed a thousand more if only they knew they were slaves.
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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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Forever Free: Abraham Lincoln’s Journey to Emancipation.
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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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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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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 knew of a man who was sent to the State Prison for twenty-five years. All these years he was always thinking of his home, and counting by years, months, and days, the time till he should be free, and see his family and friends once more.
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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 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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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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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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Most of those coming from the mainland are very destitute, almost naked.
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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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