First they came ... R.I.P. Friends from Odessa

by worker - uploaded on May 4, 2014, 5:46 pm

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.



Martin Niemöller