Harriet Tubman was a political activist and an American abolitionist. Born on March 10, 1913 into slavery, Harriet Tubman suffered life-long headaches, seizures and had vivid dreams as a result of a traumatic head injury she suffered as a teenager while trying to stand up for a fellow field.
She escaped from slavery In 1849, and eventually made some missions that guided dozens of other slaves to freedom using the network of antislavery activists and safe houses known as the Underground Railroad.
Here are the Top 10 Powerful quotes of Powerful quotes of Harriet Tubman
1. 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.
2. Don’t ever stop. Keep going. If you want a taste of freedom, keep going.
3. I freed a thousand slaves I could have freed a thousand more if only they knew they were slaves.
4. I grew up like a neglected weed – ignorant of liberty, having no experience of it.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. I was 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.
8. Slavery is the next thing to hell.
9. It wasn’t me, it was 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.
10. And I prayed to God to make me strong and able to fight, and that’s what I’ve always prayed for ever since.