
“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”
It is a reminder to everyone that when our democracy is in danger, it is our patriotic duty to speak out. If we don’t, then it would be our fault if we lose our valued and treasured democratic institutions and freedoms. This is what happens to people, in many parts of the world and in the annals of history, when they succumb under the clutches of despots and tyrants because they were afraid to speak out
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