First they came for the communists, and I did not speak ou? because I was not a communist; Then they came for the socialists, and I did not speak ou? because I was not a socialist; Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak ou? because I was not a trade unionist; Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak ou? because I was not a Jew; Then they came for m? and there was no one left to speak out for me.
Martin NiemollerAbout author
- Author's profession: Clergyman
- Nationality: deutsch
- Born: January 14, 1892
- Died: March 6, 1984
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