Martin Niemoller "My Brothers Keeper"

When the sitting government came for the communists, I remained silent; I was not a communist. Martin Niemoller When they locked up the social democrats, I remained silent; I was not a social democrat. When they came for the trade unionists, I did not speak out; I was not a trade unionist. When they came for the Jews, I remained silent; I wasn't a Jew. When they came for me, there was no one left to speak out