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.
¶ (Attributed)
One of several versions attributed to him.; http://www.history.ucsb.edu/faculty/marcuse/niem.htm
