" First they came for the gypsies,
and I was glad, for stealing.
and I was glad, for stealing.
Then they came for the Jews,
and I said nothing because I was being disagreeable.
Then they came for the homosexuals,
and I was relieved, because I was annoying.
Then they came for the Communists,
and I said nothing because I was not a Communist.
One day they came for me,
and there was nobody left to protest . "
German poem attributed to Pastor Martin Niemoller, Berlin 1932.