The Rewards of Political Apathy
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 wasn't a Jew.
When they came for me,
there was no one left to speak out.
--
Martin Niemöller -
Arrested by the Nazis in 1937.
Survived Sachsenhausen and Dachau concentration camps.
Died (ironically) in 1984.
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 wasn't a Jew.
When they came for me,
there was no one left to speak out.
--
Martin Niemöller -
Arrested by the Nazis in 1937.
Survived Sachsenhausen and Dachau concentration camps.
Died (ironically) in 1984.
posted by pitfinder at 4:09 PM
1 Comments:
1984 Huh...thats amazing.
There are only a few leaders in every pile of humanity.He wasnt anything but they still came for him.
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