God’s time is always near. He gave me my strength and he set the North Star in the heavens; He meant I should be free.
HARRIET TUBMANNever wound a snake; kill it.
More Harriet Tubman Quotes
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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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Marcus Garvey had in their times. We just had a more vulnerable enemy.
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Most of those coming from the mainland are very destitute, almost naked.
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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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Now 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.
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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 link dar’s many a slaveholder’ll git to Heaven. Dey don’t know no better. Dey acts up to de light dey hab.
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I had two sisters carried away in a chain-gang – one of them left two children. We were always uneasy.
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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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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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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 I could have convinced more slaves that they were slaves, I could have freed thousands more.
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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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Don’t ever stop. Keep going. If you want a taste of freedom, keep going.
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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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