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because I was not a communist; Then they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out-- because I was not a socialist; Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out-- because I was not a trade unionist; Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out-- because I was not a Jew; Then they came for me-- and there was no one left to speak out for me. -Pastor Martin Niemöller, 1945 OpEdNews Member for 275 week(s) and 3 day(s) 5 Articles, 0 Quick Links, 40 Comments, 0 Diaries, 0 Polls Please Note: If you want to contact one of our OpEdNews writers, we ask that you login to your OpEdNews account. If you don't yet have an account, you can signup, free. PLUS post comments and maybe even submit articles or blog diaries. We would be delighted to welcome you. |