First they came for the Communists,
and I didn’t speak up,
because I wasn’t a Communist
.Then they came for the Social Democrats
, and I didn’t speak up,
because I wasn’t a Social Democrat.
Then they came for the Trade Unionists,
and I didn’t speak up,
because I wasn’t a Trade Unionist.
Then they came for the Jews,
and I didn't speak up,
because I wasn't a Jew,
Then they came for me,
and by that time
there was no one left to speak up for me.
Martin Neimollers
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