Don't you tell me what I can't do. Harriet Tubman More Quotes by Harriet Tubman More Quotes From Harriet Tubman I am at peace with God and all mankind. Harriet Tubman peace-with-godmankind I can't die but once. Harriet Tubman diesi-can I grew up like a neglected weed - ignorant of liberty, having no experience of it. Harriet Tubman ignorantmarijuanaweed I was the most famous conductor on the Underground Railroad. Harriet Tubman underground-railroadconductorrailroads Pears like I prayed all the time, 'bout my work, everywhere, I prayed an' groaned to the Lord. Harriet Tubman pearslord I looked at my hands to see if I was the same person. Harriet Tubman black-historyafrican-americanhands 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 Harriet Tubman homementhinking 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. Harriet Tubman lightlinksheaven God don't mean people to own people, i will give every last drop of blood in my veins until this monster called slavery is dead. Harriet Tubman entertainment 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. Harriet Tubman freemewelcomefreedom 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. Harriet Tubman knowmeyoutrust I think slavery is the next thing to hell. If a person would send another into bondage, he would, it appears to me, be bad enough to send him into hell if he could. Harriet Tubman thinkmeslaveryhell 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. Harriet Tubman freeneverknowslavery I never had anything good, no sweet, no sugar; and that sugar, right by me, did look so nice, and my mistress's back was turned to me while she was fighting with her husband, so I just put my fingers in the sugar bowl to take one lump, and maybe she heard me, for she turned and saw me. The next minute, she had the rawhide down. Harriet Tubman goodlookmesweet 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 I felt like I was in heaven. Harriet Tubman goldsunheavenhands As I lay so sick on my bed, from Christmas till March, I was always praying for poor ole master. 'Pears like I didn't do nothing but pray for ole master. 'Oh, Lord, convert ole master;' 'Oh, dear Lord, change dat man's heart, and make him a Christian.' Harriet Tubman manchristmaschangeheart 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. Harriet Tubman unclepenyouslavery Most of those coming from the mainland are very destitute, almost naked. I am trying to find places for those able to work, and provide for them as best I can, so as to lighten the burden on the Government as much as possible, while at the same time they learn to respect themselves by earning their own living. Harriet Tubman bestrespectworktime I said to de Lord, 'I'm goin' to hold steady on to you, an' I know you'll see me through.' Harriet Tubman seeknowmeyou Read my letter to the old folks, and give my love to them, and tell my brothers to be always watching unto prayer, and when the good old ship of Zion comes along, to be ready to step aboard. Harriet Tubman stepgoodprayerlove
