Harriet Tubman — "I had a right to liberty or death."

"The Lord told me to come, and I came."

"I never lost courage, though I had many a scare."

"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; for no man should take me alive; I should fight for…"

"If my services do not place woman as man's equal, what do?"

"If you hear the dogs, keep going. If you see the torches in the woods, keep going. If there's shouting after you, keep going. Don't ever stop. Keep going. If you want a taste of freedom, keep going."