Actually I did not know WS had any input. But it is part of my personal history nontheless.
“First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak 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 out.” - Bishop Martin Niemaller, German Protestant Theologian
I recognized the origin of your tagline - and in keeping with the thread - just modified it - in a Shakespearian sorta way;)