This is a quote by a German survivor of the Holocaust. It can apply to an American of today.
First 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 for me.
-- Martin Niemöller, Lutheran pastor (1892-1984)
First they came for the Muslims, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a Muslim.
Then they came for the Blacks, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a Black.
Then they came for the mentally ill, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not mentally ill.
Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.
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