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Freedom

«I know but one freedom and that is the freedom of the mind.»
«I have only to speak for myself; to speak for freedom for myself; to determine for freedom for myself; and in doing so, I speak and determine for the freedom of every slave on every plantation, and for the fugitives on my right hand.»
«I looked at my hands, to see if I was the same person now that I was free. There was such a glory over everything; the sun came like gold through the trees, and over de fields, and I felt like I was in heaven.»
Author: Harriet Tubman (Abolitionist, Soldier) | About: Freedom | Keywords: Dere, Fields
«I hope for nothing. I fear nothing. I am free.»
«I have walked that long road to freedom. I have tried not to falter; I have made missteps along the way. But I have discovered the secret that after climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb. I have taken a moment»
«I have always been among those who believed that the greatest freedom of speech was the greatest safety, because if a man is a fool, the best thing to do is to encourage him to advertise the fact by speaking»
«I should have loved freedom, I believe, at all times, but in the time in which we live I am ready to worship it»
«I know I got it made while the masses of black people are catchin' hell, but as long as they ain't free, I ain't free.»
«I hate to be near the sea, and to hear it roaring and raging like a wild beast in its den. It puts me in mind of the everlasting efforts of the human mind, struggling to be free, and ending just where it began.»
«I had no idea of the enormous and unquestionably helpful part that humbug plays in the social life of great peoples dwelling in a state of democratic freedom.»