First they came for the Communists,
and I didn’t speak up, because I wasn’t a Communist.
Then they came for the Jews,
and I didn’t speak up, because I wasn’t a Jew.
Then they came for the Catholics,
and I didn’t speak up, because I was a Protestant.
Then they came for me, and by that time there was no one
left to speak up for me.”
by Martin Niemoller
起初他們追殺共產主義者，
我沒有說話–因為我不是共產主義者；
接著他們追殺猶太人，
我沒有說話–因為我不是猶太人；
後來他們追殺天主教徒，我沒有說話–因為我是新教教徒；
最後他們向我奔來，卻再也沒有人站起來為我說話了。