Quote:
First they came for the Jews
and I did not speak out
because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for the Communists
and I did not speak out
because I was not a Communist.
Then they came for the trade unionists
and I did not speak out
because I was not a trade unionist.
Then they came for me
and there was no one left
to speak out for me.
I absolutely love this poem.
My brother, who was a bit of a rebel in his youth, made a giant banner with those words written on it in French. It was for a protest against the far-right in France. The banner was 45 metres long and 15 metres wide. At 5 in the morning, they climbed up the scafoldings of the
Pantheon, and unfolded the banner. They took pictures, films, called the media who came and filmed it, then the police arrived, took the banner down, and they all got taken into custody.
It made the local news, it was pretty f
Ucking cool.
Anyway, wise words...