“When the Nazis came for the communists,
I remained silent;
I was not a communist.
When they locked up the social democrats,
I remained silent;
I was not a social democrat.
When they came for the trade unionists,
I did not speak out;
I was not a trade unionist.
When they came for the Jews,
I remained silent;
I wasn’t a Jew.
When they came for me,
there was no one left to speak out.”
By Martin Niemöller (1892–1984)
I’m not gay, I’m not another colour, I’m not handicap, I’m not an animal, I’m not a child… but by george I will shout out for them if they need it!
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