I had to reprint this poem from a comment left on one of my recent posts. It is nice to know that I have friends who speak for me and it is a great challenge to me to raise my voice always in the defense of others.
"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."
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