https://www.shawnconn.com/authors/pastor-martin-niem en https://www.shawnconn.com/quotes/persecution <article role="article" class="quote teaser clearfix"><h2> <a href="https://www.shawnconn.com/quotes/persecution" rel="bookmark"><span>Persecution</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <ul class="links inline list-inline"><li class="node-readmore"><a href="https://www.shawnconn.com/quotes/persecution" rel="tag" title="Persecution" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about Persecution</span></a></li></ul><div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p>When the Nazis came for the communists, I remained silent;I was not a communist.</p> <p>When they locked up the social democrats, I remained silent; I was not a social democrat.</p> <p>When they came for the trade unionists, I did not speak out; I was not a trade unionist.</p> <p>When they came for me, there was no one left to speak out. </p></div> </div> </article> Thu, 11 Jun 2009 22:31:16 +0000 Shawn Conn 40 at https://www.shawnconn.com