I grew up like a neglected weed – ignorant of liberty, having no experience of it.
HARRIET TUBMANForever Free: Abraham Lincoln’s Journey to Emancipation.
More Harriet Tubman Quotes
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I was the most famous conductor on the Underground Railroad.
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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 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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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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Most of those coming from the mainland are very destitute, almost naked.
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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 can’t die but once.
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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 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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Never wound a snake; kill it.
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Marcus Garvey had in their times. We just had a more vulnerable enemy.
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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 looked at my hands to see if I was the same person.
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I am at peace with God and all mankind.
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You’ll be free or die!
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