Poem in 1976

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.

- Martin Niemöller (1892–1984)