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First they came (Martin Niem�ller, 1892 - 1984)



First they came for the Communists,
but I was not a Communist
so I did not speak out.
Then they came for the Socialists
and the Trade Unionists,
but I was neither,
so I did not speak out.
Then they came for the Jews,
but I was not a Jew so I did not speak out.
And when they came for me,
there was no one left to speak out for me.


Sibylle Sarah Niemoeller von Sell, Martin Niemoeller's wife

 

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