Sojourner Truth's Quotes
Religion without humanity is very poor human stuff.
Sojourner TruthWhen I got religion, I found some work to do to benefit somebody.
Sojourner TruthGood man! Genuine gentleman! God bless George Thompson, the great-hearted friend of my race.
Sojourner TruthThat little man in black there, he says women can't have as much rights as men 'cause Christ wasn't a woman! Where did your Christ come from? Where did your Christ come from? From God and a woman! Man had nothing to do with Him.
Sojourner TruthThe Lord gave me 'Sojourner,' because I was to travel up an' down the land, showin' the people their sins an' bein' a sign unto them. Afterwards, I told the Lord I wanted another name 'cause everybody else had two names, and the Lord gave me 'Truth,' because I was to declare the truth to people.
Sojourner TruthThere is a great stir about colored men getting their rights, but not a word about the colored women; and if colored men get their rights, and not colored women theirs, you see, the colored men will be masters over the women, and it will be just as bad as it was before.
Sojourner TruthIf women want any rights more than they's got, why don't they just take them, and not be talking about it.
Sojourner TruthTruth is powerful and it prevails.
Sojourner TruthThose are the same stars, and that is the same moon, that look down upon your brothers and sisters, and which they see as they look up to them, though they are ever so far away from us, and each other.
Sojourner TruthI am not going to die, I'm going home like a shooting star.
Sojourner Truth