When the Nazis came for the communists,
I remained silent;
I was not a communist.
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 was not a Jew.
When they came for me,
there was no one left to speak out.
--Martin Niemoeller (1892-1984)
Dachau Concentration Camp survivor
2 comments:
i read that in high school. we had to write a paper on the quote "it isn't the evil people who destroy the world, but the good moral people who do nothing about it."
I love that quote, the Priest who brought us into the Church used to quote it in his wonderful homolies
Great blog !
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