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Poem by Martin Niemoller

First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out —
because I was not a socialist.
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out —
because I was not a Jew.
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 Catholics, and I did not speak out —
because I was a Protestant.
Then they came for me —
and there was no one left to speak for me.

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