Harriet Tubman

"The past cannot be changed. The future is yet in your power."

"I was determined to know God for myself."

"Speak the truth and shame the devil."

"When I did escape, I made up my mind that I would never go back."

"Slavery taught me to be defiant."

"I made a vow that if the Lord ever freed me, I would go back and help others."

"I heard God speak through the thunder."

"No one could take my soul from me."

"My life was worth but a few coppers; I had nothing of value but my strength."

"I trusted in God to be my guide and He never failed me."

"The underground railroad required great patience and faith."

"I was never afraid to die, but I was afraid to be enslaved again."

"Freedom means responsibility, and few people are ready for that."

"I was called Moses because I had led so many to the promised land."

"My greatest strength came from my faith in the Almighty."

"I sought to liberate souls, not just bodies."

"The North Star was my compass and my hope."

"I never looked back once I decided to be free."

"God made me to do this work of freedom."

"I would rather die a free woman than live as a slave."

"The pathway to freedom is lined with danger and darkness."

"I had nothing to lose but chains."

"Every step toward freedom was a prayer answered."

"The love of freedom burns in every human heart."

"I taught myself to read the sky and the stars."

"My strength grew from my determination to be free."

"I made my own path and refused to follow another's."

"The bondage of slavery was crueler than any death."

"I would not stop until all my people were free."

"Faith was the only possession I truly owned."