Marcus Garvey had in their times. We just had a more vulnerable enemy.
HARRIET TUBMANI freed a thousand slaves I could have freed a thousand more if only they knew they were slaves.
More Harriet Tubman Quotes
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Most of those coming from the mainland are very destitute, almost naked.
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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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I grew up like a neglected weed – ignorant of liberty, having no experience of it.
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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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You’ll be free or die!
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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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Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.
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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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