When the Nazis came for the communists, I remained silent;
... I was not a communist.
Then they locked up the social democrats, I remained silent;
... I was not a social democrat.
Then they came for the trade unionists, I did not protest;
... I was not a trade unionist.
Then they came for the Jews, I did not speak out; I was not a Jew.
When they came for me, there was no one left to speak out for me.
… Pastor Martin Niemöller (1892–1984)
... I was not a communist.
Then they locked up the social democrats, I remained silent;
... I was not a social democrat.
Then they came for the trade unionists, I did not protest;
... I was not a trade unionist.
Then they came for the Jews, I did not speak out; I was not a Jew.
When they came for me, there was no one left to speak out for me.
… Pastor Martin Niemöller (1892–1984)
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