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

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This quotation examines the core nature of Philosophy as articulated by Harriet Tubman. Within historical and literary traditions, reflections on Philosophy provide actionable mental models, challenging individuals to evaluate personal ethics, self-discipline, and daily actions.

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About Harriet Tubman

Harriet Tubman was an American abolitionist and social activist. After escaping slavery, Tubman made some 13 missions to rescue approximately 70 enslaved people, including her family and friends, using the network of antislavery activists and safe houses known collectively as the Underground Railroad. During the American Civil War, she served as an armed scout and spy for the Union Army. In her later years, Tubman was an activist in the movement for women's suffrage.

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

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"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."

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

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"Most of those coming from the mainland are very destitute, almost naked. I am trying to find places for those able to work, and provide for them as best I can, so as to lighten the burden on the Government as much as possible, while at the same time they learn to respect themselves by earning their own living."

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