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"When the Nazis took the Communists, I remained silent. I wasn't a communist, after all.
When they imprisoned the social democrats, I remained silent. I wasn't a social democrat, after all.
When they took the union members, I remained silent. I wasn't a unionist, after all.
When they took me, there was none left who could protest.
Good English version too: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_They_Came
First 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 for me.
Thanks. I translated it on the fly, because it isn't on the English version of his bio page.
There's a lot of versions and variations of this, all saying the same thing. Including the comic above. I don't think any of them are wrong, as long as the message is heard :)
it feels pertinent to say that no, they didn’t come for the socialists first
they came for disabled people first