Thursday, January 15, 2009

No one for me.....

They came first for the Communists
and I did not speak out because I was not a Communist.

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 out for me.


Martin Niemoller (1892-1984)

2 comments:

miri said...

i love this. i would like to put this on a shirt.

Magic in Words said...

Hi! This poem has been a great inspiration for many a people around the world and so is it for me too as a protestant!