Forever Free: Abraham Lincoln’s Journey to Emancipation.
HARRIET TUBMANNever wound a snake; kill it.
More Harriet Tubman Quotes
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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.
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Most of those coming from the mainland are very destitute, almost naked.
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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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I freed a thousand slaves I could have freed a thousand more if only they knew they were slaves.
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I never ran my train off the track, and I never lost a passenger.
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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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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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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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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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Don’t ever stop. Keep going. If you want a taste of freedom, keep going.
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When 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.
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I can’t die but once.
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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 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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Slavery is the next thing to hell.
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