When They First Came – by Martin Niemoller

When the Nazis came for the communists,
I remained silent;
I was not a communist.

Then they locked up the social democrats,
I remained silent;
I was not a social democrat.

Then they came for the trade unionists,
I did not speak out;
I was not a trade unionist.

Then 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 for me.

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————————–—-If we do not stand up for the rights of others, who will stand up for our rights, when the same oppressors apply the same policies or laws used against our perceived enemies, against us?

If one of us loses his Freedoms, all of us lose our Freedoms