When they came for me there was no one left to speak out

Pastor Martin Niemöller

Photo: J.D. Noske / Anefo - Nationaal Archief - Wikimedia Commons

When the Nazis came for the communists I did not speak out, as I was not a communist.
When they locked up the social democrats I did not speak out; I was not a social democrat.

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

When they came for the Jews I did not speak out, as I was not a Jew.
When they came for me there was no one left to speak out.