Originally Posted by Manga1

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.

by Rev. Martin Niemoller, 1945