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9. First they came
Thu Mar 30, 2017, 09:58 PM
Mar 2017

"First they came ..." is a poem written by German Lutheran pastor Martin Niemöller (1892–1984). It is about the cowardice of German intellectuals following the Nazis' rise to power and subsequent purging of their chosen targets, group after group. Many variations and adaptations in the spirit of the original have been published in the English language. It deals with themes of persecution, guilt and responsibility.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_they_came_...

Now they are coming for us all...

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



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