First they came for the communists,



First they came for the communists,

and I did not speak out--
because I was not a communist;



First they came for the communists,
Then they came for the socialists,
and I did not speak out--
because I was not a socialist;
Then they came for the trade unionists,

and I did not speak out--
because I was not a trade unionist;
Then they came for the Jews,

and I did not speak out--
because I was not a Jew;
Then they came for me--
and there was no one left to speak out for me.



Saturday, September 4th 2010
Martin Niemoeller
           


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