In Germany, they first came for the Communists, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Communist. Then they came for the Jews, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Jew. Then they came for the trade unionists, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a trade unionist. Then they came for the Catholics, and I didn't speak up because I was a Protestant. Then they came for me, but by that time, there was no one left to speak up.
1945在德国,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———因为我不是犹太人;后来他们追杀工会成员,我没有说话———因为我不是工会成员;此后他们追杀天主教徒,我没有说话———因为我是新教教徒;最后他们奔我而来,却再也没有人站出来为我说话了。