"In Germany, at first they came for the producer of * * *, but I didn't speak ... because I am not a producer of * * *;
Then, they came after the Jews, and I didn't speak … because I'm not Jewish;
Later, they came after union members, but I didn't speak … because I'm not a union member;
After that, they came after Catholics, and I didn't speak … because I was a Protestant;
Finally, they ran towards me, but no one stood up to speak for me anymore. "
-German Protestant pastor Martin Niemoller Martin Niem? ller ( 1892 - 1984)
It is said that there are many different Chinese and English versions. The following is the English version:
They first came to arrest communists,
I didn't speak, because I'm not a communist party member.
Then they came after the Jews,
I didn't speak because I'm not Jewish.
Then they went after union members,
I didn't speak because I'm not a member of the trade union.
Then they went after Catholics,
I didn't speak because I was a Protestant.
Then they came to me,
By then, no one has come forward to speak.
The following is one of many French versions:
A poem by Martin Nim? ller。 Arréten 1937 and envoyé au the concentration de sachsenhausen, ilfutensuite transé en1941authe concentration de dachau. libédu camp par la chute du regime Nazi，en 1945。
When Venus Cher came here, I didn't protest, because I was not a communist.
When Venus leaves, I will not protest, because I will not leave.
When Venus Cher becomes a trade unionist, I will not protest, because I am not a trade unionist.
If he were a Catholic, I wouldn't protest, because I'm not a Catholic.
Because Venus is my angel, I have no extra people to support the protesters. ?
According to experts, the original is hard to find, perhaps the official original does not exist. The following are possible German versions:
Nazis are also communists,
I know;
I'm not a communist.
You have the same idea,
I know;
I don't like social democracy
After Holden, you will go to work,
I didn't protest;
I don't like work.
You're dead,
I didn't protest;
I don't like Jude.
If you like,
Protesters talk too much. ?