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Harriet Tubman Quotes: 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.
         

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 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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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.

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.



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.

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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Every great dream begins with a dreamer.



I had reasoned this out in my mind, there was one of two things I had a right to, liberty or death; if I could not have one, I would have the other.

I had reasoned this out in my mind, there was one of two things I had a right to, liberty or death; if I could not have one, I would have the other.



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.

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.



Lord, I'm going to hold steady on to You and You've got to see me through.

Lord, I'm going to hold steady on to You and You've got to see me through.



Never wound a snake; kill it.

Never wound a snake; kill it.



I looked at my hands to see if I was the same person. There was such a glory over everything. The sun came up like gold through the trees, and over the fields, and I felt like I was in heaven.

I looked at my hands to see if I was the same person. There was such a glory over everything. The sun came up like gold through the trees, and over the fields, and I felt like I was in heaven.



I had crossed de line of which I had so long been dreaming. I was free; but dere was no one to welcome me to de land of freedom, I was a stranger in a strange land.

I had crossed de line of which I had so long been dreaming. I was free; but dere was no one to welcome me to de land of freedom, I was a stranger in a strange land.



Twant 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,' and He always did.

Twant 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,' and He always did.





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