“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
Thank you for reminding me of this poem and author. Such profound words;we must never forget lest we repeat ourselves.