| Simpson’s Contemporary Quotations, compiled by James B. Simpson. 1988. |
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| NUMBER: | 5249 |
| AUTHOR: | Martin Niemöller |
| QUOTATION: | First they came for the Jews. I was silent. I was not a Jew. Then they came for the Communists. I was silent. I was not a Communist. Then they came for the trade unionists. I was silent. I was not a trade unionist. Then they came for me. There was no one left to speak for me. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | On resistance to Nazis, recalled on his death 6 Mar 84 |
| SUBJECTS: | Humankind: Wisdom, Philosophy & Other Musings |
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