They came…

They came for the Communists, and I
didn’t object – For I wasn’t a Communist;

They came for the Socialists, and I
didn’t object – For I wasn’t a Socialist;

They came for the labor leaders, and I
didn’t object – For I wasn’t a labor leader;

They came for the Jews, and I didn’t
object – For I wasn’t a Jew;

Then they came for me –
And there was no one left to object………

Martin Niemoller, German Protestant Pastor,  1892-1984