You've just come up with a variation on the theme of "First they came..." [1] by Pastor Martin Niemöller (1892-1984). > First they came for the Socialists, and

You've just come up with a variation on the theme of "First they came..." [1] by Pastor Martin Niemöller (1892-1984). > 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. The deeper reasons for privacy are historical, political, and ultimately may become a matter of life or death. It wouldn't be surprising, history is full of precedents. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_they_came_.. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_they_came_...