Showing posts with label Martin Niemöller. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Martin Niemöller. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 7, 2009

First they came for someone else.

Valery Tumbayev


First they came for the Jews
and I did not speak out -
because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for the communists
and I did not speak out -
because I was not a communist.
Then they came for the trade unionists
and I did not speak out -
because I was not a trade unionist.
Then they came for me -
and there was no one left to speak out for me.



To this I'd like to add:

Then they came for the Palestinians,
and I did not speak out -
because I was not a Palestinian.

Then they came for me -
and there was no one left to speak out for me.