First they came for the Communists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Communist
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
Martin Niemöller
German Lutheran pastor and theologian born in Lippstadt, Germany, in 1892
It is easy to replace the words: Communist, Socialist, Trade Unionists, and Jews with the different ‘groups’ that are currently being targeted politically.
Will you speak up? Or wait until no one is left to speak for you?
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