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I Believe Life Is a Life Long Lesson

Martin Niemöller (1892–1984) was a prominent Protestant pastor who emerged as an outspoken public foe of Adolf Hitler and spent the last seven years of Nazi rule in concentration camps.

Niemöller is perhaps best remembered for the quotation:

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.


There is a parallel here: First they came for the lions and I did not speak up because I am not a lion.

Then they came for the elephants..................
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seneca · 70-79, M
We all fear for our own safety at times n not wishing to endanger it needlessly, tend not to get involved in things we feel don't affect us, only other people. 😐
sogdianrock · 61-69, M
Hi seneca
"It's not because things are difficult that we dare not venture. It's because we dare not venture that they are difficult." Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Best wishes
:)