The Christian Left :





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.



- Pastor Martin Niemöller, 1945