First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a socialist.
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.
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.
Because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.
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-one even becomes a suspect for not thinking correctly!
(Jan Theuninck as quoted in Letteratour (29 November 2004)
- a speaker of truth has no friends - African proverb
- "The further a society drifts from the truth, the more it will hate those that speak it"(George Orwell)
- "The further a society drifts from the truth, the more it will hate those that speak it"(George Orwell)
En France, la criminalisation de la parole publique