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It's a story about they came for some group of people,"I" didn't speak up and it continues 'til they came for the author and there was no one to speak up as they were all gone. Can someone help me find it? I remember it as a challenge to be responsible to your fellow man.

2006-07-29 08:55:46 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities Philosophy

2 answers

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 did not speak out;
I was not a Jew.

When they came for me,
there was no one left to speak out.


Pastor Marten Niemoller 1892-1984

Original Translation
Als die Nazis die Kommunisten holten,
habe ich geschwiegen;
ich war ja kein Kommunist.

Als sie die Sozialdemokraten einsperrten,
habe ich geschwiegen;
ich war ja kein Sozialdemokrat.

Als sie die Gewerkschafter holten,
habe ich nicht protestiert;
ich war ja kein Gewerkschafter.

Als sie die Juden holten,
habe ich nicht protestiert;
ich war ja kein Jude.

Als sie mich holten,
gab es keinen mehr, der protestieren konnte.

2006-07-29 09:01:28 · answer #1 · answered by cmpbush 4 · 2 0

try google

2006-07-29 08:58:58 · answer #2 · answered by jyd9999 6 · 1 0

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