To quote the Manic Street Preachers: "And if you tolerate this, then your children will be next" And in a more serious note, from "First they came.." [1]. It

To quote the Manic Street Preachers: "And if you tolerate this, then your children will be next" And in a more serious note, from "First they came.." [1]. It is about the cowardice of German intellectuals and certain clergy (including, by his own admission, Niemöller himself) following the Nazis' rise to power and subsequent incremental purging of their chosen targets, group after group.: First they came for the Communists - And I did not speak out - Because I was not a Communist Then 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 out for me [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_they_came_.. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_they_came_...