--- title: "You profess to believe 'that, of one blood, God made all nations of m… — Frederick Douglass Quote #32 | QuotesBy.net" description: "You profess to believe 'that, of one blood, God made all nations of men to dwell on the face of all the earth,' and hath commanded all men, everywher… — a quote by Frederick Douglass." image: "https://quotesby.net/wp-content/themes/quotesby-editorial/assets/og-default.png" --- > # You profess to believe 'that, of one blood, God made all nations of men to dwell on the face of all the earth,' and hath commanded all men, everywhere to love one another; yet you notoriously hate, (and glory in your hatred), all men whose skins are not colored like your own. You declare, before the world, and are understood by the world to declare, that you 'hold these truths to be self evident, that all men are created equal; and are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights; and that, among these are, life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness;' and yet, you hold securely, in a bondage which, according to your own Thomas Jefferson, 'is worse than ages of that which your fathers rose in rebellion to oppose,' a seventh part of the inhabitants of your country. 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I answer: a day that reveals to him, more than all other days in the year, the gross injustice and cruelty to… [Permalink to quote \#31](https://quotesby.net/Frederick-Douglass/31/ "Permalink to quote 31") 2. > I am a Republican, a black, dyed in the wool Republican, and I never intend to belong to any other party than the party of freedom and progress. [Permalink to quote \#33](https://quotesby.net/Frederick-Douglass/33/ "Permalink to quote 33") 3. > At a time like this, scorching irony, not convincing argument, is needed. O! had I the ability, and could reach the nation's ear, I would, to-day, pour out a f… [Permalink to quote \#30](https://quotesby.net/Frederick-Douglass/30/ "Permalink to quote 30") ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Quotation", "text": "You profess to believe 'that, of one blood, God made all nations of men to dwell on the face of all the earth,' and hath commanded all men, everywhere to love one another; yet you notoriously hate, (and glory in your hatred), all men whose skins are not colored like your own. 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