First they came for the jobs, and I did not speak out-- because I was not unemployed;

[omega minimo]

First they came for the jobs, and I did not speak out--
because I was not unemployed;

Then they came for the environment, and I did not speak out--

because I was not unable to breathe;

Then they came for the free elections, and I did not speak out--

because I was not paying attention;

Then they came for the Bill of Rights, and I did not speak out--

because I was not hiding anything;

Then they came for the Constitution, and I did not speak out--

because Impeachment Was Off The Table;

Then they came for the enemy combatants, and I did not speak out--

because I was not under torture;

Then they came for the Rule of Law, and I did not speak out--
because I wanted my side to win an election;

Then they came for me--
and my rights had disappeared

and there was no one left to speak out for me.




http://www.history.ucsb.edu/faculty/marcuse/niem.htm