Harriet Tubman

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I said to de Lord, 'I'm goin' to hold steady on to you, an' I know you'll see me through'.

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You'll be free or die!

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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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I've heard 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' read, and I tell you Mrs. Stowe's pen hasn't begun to paint what slavery is as I have seen it at the far South. I've seen de real thing, and I don't want to see it on no stage or in no theater.

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I grew up like a neglected weed — ignorant of liberty, having no experience of it.

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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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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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Never wound a snake; kill it.

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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 in a strange land.

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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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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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