listening in

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 did not speak out;
I was not a Jew.

When they came for me,
there was no one left to speak out.

-----Rev. Martin Niemöller (January 14, 1892 - March 6, 1984) was a antisemitic German Lutheran pastor who was an opponent of Adolf Hitler's interference in Church affairs.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Niem%C3%B6ller