First they came for the communists, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a communist.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 sick, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not sick.Then they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a socialist.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 for me.
Pastor Martin Niemoller
This is based on speeches made by the anti-nazi German priest Martin Niemöller and sourced from Wikipedia; most versions of the poem seem not to include the sick, the so-called incurables, but I wanted a longer version and think its more relevant to the UK today. …