They (the Nazi’s) came first for the Communists, and I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a Communist. Then they came for the Jews, and I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a Jew… Then they came for the Catholics, and I didn’t speak up because I was a Protestant. Then they came for me, and by that time no one was left to speak up.
Martin Niemöller, German theologian and pastor (1892-1984) who later repented for his silence against Nazi atrocities during World War II
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