Many years later, after

Many years later, after Niem̦ller had been imprisoned for eight years in concentration camps as the personal prisoner of Adolf Hitler, he penned these infamous words: First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out Рbecause I was not a Socialist. Then they came for the Trade Unionist, and I did not speak out Рbecause I was not a Trade Unionist. Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out Рbecause I was not a Jew. And then they came for me Рand there was no one left to speak for me.
Eric Metaxas