First they came …

First they came for the communists, and I did not speak out
—because I was not a communist;

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 ›

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