When they came for me, there was no one left to speak out

Digby finds the quote for the day:

... this may be a day to remember the famous poem by Pastor Martin Niemöller:

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.

When they came for me,
there was no one left to speak out.

Incidently, some people ask why I blog. That's why. I can't remain silent when these things are being done to my country -- no, not even if no one hears.