First They Came by Pastor Martin Neimöller

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First They Came by Pastor Martin Neimöller

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

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

Then they came for the Jews

And I did not speak out

Because I was not a Jew

Then they came for me

And there was no one left

To speak out for me

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First They Came by Pastor Martin Neimöller 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 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 Then they came for the Jews And I did not speak out Because I was not a Jew Then they came for me And there was no one left To speak out for me https://poemanalysis.com/pastor-martin-niemoller/first-they-came/

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First They Came by Pastor Martin Neimöller - Poem Analysis

This short piece, 'First They Came', is what is known as a prose-poem. Within it, the speaker alludes to the themes of guilt, persecution, and

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