All Harriet Tubman Quotes
- I started with this idea in my head, "There's two things I've got a right to, death or liberty." Aging
- Quoting Stokely Carmichael (1941-1998) US civil rights leader We had no more courage than Harriet Tubman or Marcus Garvey had in their times. We just… Carmichael
- We saw the lightning and that was the guns and then we heard the thunder and that was the big guns; and then we heard… Big
- Slavery is the next thing to hell. Hell
- Marcus Garvey had in their times. We just had a more vulnerable enemy. Courage
- 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. Acts
- I can't die but once. Die
- 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… Always Remember
- I freed a thousand slaves I could have freed a thousand more if only they knew they were slaves. Democracy
- If I could have convinced more slaves that they were slaves, I could have freed thousands more. Convinced
- Never wound a snake; kill it. Inspirational
- 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… Conservative
- Lord, I'm going to hold steady on to You and You've got to see me through. Hold
- I had crossed the line. I was free; but there was no one to welcome me to the land of freedom. I was a stranger… Crossed
- 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… Conductor
- 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… Came
- Quakers almost as good as colored. They call themselves friends and you can trust them every time. Call
- 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… Came
- I grew up like a neglected weed - ignorant of liberty, having no experience of it. Experience
- I never ran my train off the track, and I never lost a passenger. Lost
- 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… Always Told
- I looked at my hands to see if I was the same person. Hands
- 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… Dog
- Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Begins
- I am at peace with God and all mankind. All