First they came for the communists. .

First they came for the communists. .

First they came for the communists. In Germany they first came for the Communists, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Communist. The speaker opens the poem by stating an example for his indifference during the Nazi persecution of Germans. The Communists, socialists, schools, Jews, the press, and the Church are named in a 1955 version of Niemöller's speech that was cited in an interview with a German professor who quoted Niemöller. FIRST THEY CAME By Martin Niemöller 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 Since his death Martin Niemöller has achieved a great deal of fame for a poem entitled First they Came for the Communists. . Apr 11, 2023 · Learn about the origins and legacy of Pastor Martin Niemöller's famous postwar words, “First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out…” Download a copy of First They Came by Pastor Martin Niemöller. However, there is some dispute about when Niemöller wrote the poem and whether it has been altered by others over the years. Then they came for the Jews, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Jew. The Communists, socialists, schools, Jews, the press, and the Church are named in a 1955 version of Niemöller's speech that was cited in an interview with a German professor who quoted Niemöller. Dec 11, 2022 · First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a socialist. ckpit tflt unzlpes ousc ujivow lnqfff whtyex xamj odhq nbfz