M Niemöller: When the Nazis came...

Als die Nazis mich holten
When the Nazis came for me
Pastor Martin Niemöller

As member of the Cambridge University chapter of the Fellowship of Reconciliation (pacifist association),
I heard Niemöller recite a version of this poem at a meeting, held in late 1963 or early 1964, not far
from the Catholic church on Lensfield Road. I remember him mentioning at least communists,
social democrats, trade unionists and Jews.
[About other groups Niemöller is reported to have mentioned on various occasions]

Als die Nazis die Kommunisten holten, habe ich geschwiegen; ich war ja kein Kommunist. Als sie die Sozialdemokraten einsperrten, habe ich geschwiegen; ich war ja kein Sozialdemokrat. Als sie die Gewerkschafter holten, habe ich nicht protestiert; ich war ja kein Gewerkschafter.	When the Nazis came for the communists, I remained silent; I was not a communist. When they locked up the social democrats, I remained silent; I was not a social democrat. When they came for the trade unionists, I did not speak out; I was not a trade unionist.
Als sie die Juden holten, habe ich nicht protestiert; ich war ja kein Jude.	When they came for the Jews, I didn’t speak up, because I wasn't a Jew.
[No original found]	When they came for the sick, the so-called incurables, I didn't speak up, because I wasn’t mentally ill. When they came for the Catholics, I didn't speak up because I was a Protestant.
Als sie mich holten, gab es keinen mehr, der protestieren konnte.	When they came for me, there was no-one left to speak out.
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