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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.

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

I think there's many a slaveholder'll get to Heaven. They don't know better. They acts up to the light they have.

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.

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

You'll be free or die!

I would have been able to free a thousand more slaves if I could only have convinced them that they were slaves.

Never wound a snake; kill it.

I freed a thousand slaves. I could have freed a thousand more if only they knew they were slaves.

'Pears like my heart go flutter, flutter, and then they may say, 'Peace, Peace,' as much as they likes - I know it's goin' to be war!

I started with this idea in my head, "There's two things I've got a right to, death or liberty."

I was the most famous conductor on the Underground Railroad.

Quakers almost as good as colored. They call themselves friends and you can trust them every time.

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.

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.

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.

I can't die but once.

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.

If I could have convinced more slaves that they were slaves, I could have freed thousands more.

Slavery is the next thing to hell.

I am at peace with God and all mankind.

I freed thousands of slaves, and could have freed thousands more, if they had known they were slaves.

'Pears like I prayed all the time, 'bout my work, everywhere, I prayed an' groaned to the Lord.

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

I looked at my hands to see if I was the same person.