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Martin Niemöller
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First They Came For The Jews - Poem by Martin Niemöller
First they came for the Jews
and I did not speak out
because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for the Communists
and I did not speak out
because I was not a Communist.
Then they came for the trade unionists
and I did not speak out
because I was not a trade unionist.
Then they came for me
and there was no one left
to speak out for me.
Topic(s) of this poem: holocaust
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| 1. | Цитата (По Мартин Нимёллер) ( ru ) | 4/22/2015 |
| 2. | اقتباس من مارتن نيمولر (Das Zitat/The Quote - by Martin Niemöller) ( ar ) | 3/23/2017 |
| 3. | Cytat (Das Zitat - Autor: Martin Niemöller) ( pl ) | 1/20/2018 |
| 4. | Het Citaat (Das Zitat - van Martin Niemöller) ( nl ) | 3/27/2018 |
| 5. | La Citation (Das Zitat - de Martin Niemöller) ( fr ) | 8/16/2018 |
Poem Submitted: Wednesday, February 11, 2015
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You never know when it’s going to be too late (Report) Reply
this is a nice peice (Report) Reply
First they came for the immigrants
and I did not speak out
because I was not an immigrant.
Then they came for the liberals
and I did not speak out
because I was not a liberal.
Then they came for the feminists
and I did not speak out
because I was not a feminist.
Then they came for the journalists
and I did not speak out
because I was not a journalist.
Then they came for me
and there was no one left
to speak out for me.
By Dr. Ziggy Kozicki (Report) Reply
They haven't come for any of these because these people control our society you yahoo.
First they came for the guns, then it didn't matter what anyone said... (Report) Reply
First they came for the honest Conservatives... (Report) Reply
That is a fraudulent version, I think - certainly not the poem he actually wrote, in which they first came for the Communists, which is also the chronological order in reality. (Report) Reply
I totally agree with you, Benjamin. Each of the translations I have published (links at the bottom of this page) I have translated from the original German.
I also published my own English translation from the original German: https: //www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-quote-das-zitat-by-martin-niem-ller/
Been trying to remember. Is exactly what is going on now and it needs to be stopped (Report) Reply
Excellent poem. Very pertinent right now because of what is happening in the US. (Report) Reply
We should always resurch our candidates and vote for the person who will govern with empathy (Report) Reply
Vote, and know the voting record of your candidate when you vote. (Report) Reply
Our generation X and millenials should read this and understand what has happened in history. (Report) Reply
Excellent (Report) Reply