美国波士顿犹太人屠杀纪念碑上,铭刻着德国新教牧师马丁·尼莫拉留下的短诗:
起初,他们追杀共产主义者,我没有说话,因为我不是共产主义者;
接着,他们追杀犹太人,我没有说话,因为我是亚利安人;
后来,他们追杀天主教徒,我没有说话,因为我是新教徒;
J最后他们奔我而来,却再也没有人站起来为我说话了。
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.
nThen they came for the Jews and I did not speak out because I was not 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 there was no one left to speak for me.