Posted on 09/08/2004 1:39:36 PM PDT by kcvl
"First they came for the Communists, and I didn't speak up, because I wasn't a Communist.
"Then they came for the Jews, and I didn't speak up, because I wasn't a Jew.
"Then they came for the Catholics, and I didn't speak up, because I was a Protestant.
"Then they came for me, and by that time there was no one one left to speak up for me."
by Rev. Martin Niemoller, 1945
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Thank you, hummingbird, for mentioning this...I had of course heard it numerous times, but knew nothing of the life of the Rev. Niemoller until your comments prompted learning about him.
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