In Germany, at first they were hunting down communists,
I didn’t say anything - because I was not a communist;
Then they went after the Jews,
I didn’t say anything—because I was not a Jew;
Then they went after the trade unionists,
I didn’t say anything— ——Because I was not a union member;
After that they went after Catholics,
I didn’t speak out——because I was a Protestant;
Finally they Come to me,
But no one stands up to speak for me.
Author: Martin Niemoller
Martin Niemoller (Martin Niemoller, 1892-1984), German, Protestant pastor. Initially a supporter of Adolf Hitler, he was later imprisoned in a concentration camp by the Nazis for his opposition to the Nazis' Nazification of the Protestant churches in Germany. After the 1950s, he was committed to peace and anti-nuclear activities, and had dialogue with Ho Chi Minh during the Vietnam War.
This "inscription" has profound meaning. It brilliantly explains the dialectical and unified relationship between justice and evil, self and society, helping others and being helped in the world. In today's society, if a person, a group, a political party or even a country only cares about its own interests and does not pay even a small price for social justice, then it will be himself who will suffer the consequences and be punished in the end.
The law of communication in the world is often like this: how you treat others will be treated by others; a person who is never willing to pay and sacrifice for others will never have anyone make sacrifices for you. . If we do not help others when they encounter difficulties today, they will sit back and ignore them if we ourselves are in danger tomorrow; if those countries that are friendly to us encounter economic difficulties or invasion by foreign enemies today and we dodge, then tomorrow when we encounter difficulties When it comes to natural and man-made disasters, other countries will also sit back and watch. In fact, every person, every political party, and every nation should not choose to be "silent" in the face of justice, but must choose to be "brave"; they should not choose to "step back" but must choose to "stand forward." Only in this way can there be truth in the world; only in this way can there be justice in the world.
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