Original

Als die Nazis die Kommunisten holten,

 habe ich geschwiegen;

 ich war ja kein Kommunist.

 Als sie die Sozialdemokraten einsperrten,

 habe ich geschwiegen;

 ich war ja kein Sozialdemokrat.

 Als sie die Gewerkschafter holten,

 habe ich nicht protestiert;

 ich war ja kein Gewerkschafter.

 Als sie mich holten,

 gab es keinen mehr, der protestieren konnte.

Translation

When the Nazis came for the communists,

 I remained silent;

 I was not a communist.

 When they locked up the social democrats,

 I did not speak out;

 I was not a social democrat.

 When they came for the trade unionists,

 I did not speak out;

 I was not a trade unionist.

 When they came for me,

 there was no one left to speak out.

[Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Niemöller ]

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Dienststelle Schmelt

Part of a little known network of over 160 camps run by the SS organization, Organization Schmelt, an SS division set up soon after the Nazi invasion of Poland. “Hundreds of labor camps were created in the early years of the war, usually attached to construction projects or factories that belonged to German businesses.” (See Sala’s Gift)

MARTIN NIEMOLLER'S ACTUAL ADDRESS TO THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS, 1968

 The following is the text of Martin Niemoller's address to the U.S. Congress. There are as many versions of Mr. Niemoller's address, (some call it a poem) as there are people who quote him.

 Here is Martin Niemoller's actual address to the U.S. Congress along with the page in the Congressional Record where it appears. The exact text of what Martin Niemoller said, and which appears in the Congressional Record,

October 14, 1968, page 31636 is:

"When Hitler attacked the Jews

I was not a Jew, therefore I was not concerned.

And when Hitler attacked the Catholics,

I was not a Catholic, and therefore, I was not concerned.

And when Hitler attacked the unions and the industrialists,

I was not a member of the unions and I was not concerned.

Then Hitler attacked me and the Protestant church --

and there was nobody left to be concerned."

http://scott.hayes.org/thoughts/niemoller.html

Below you will find several versions of Pastor Niemoller's poem. To the best of my knowledge, the one above is the REAL one. If I am wrong, I would hope someone would correct the information for all of us.

Niemoller's Poem A poem by Pastor Martin Niemoller, Berlin, 1939.

Niemoller was a pastor in the German Confessing Church

who spent eight and one-half years in a Nazi concentration camp.

First they came for the Jews

and I did not speak out--

because I was not a Jew.

Then 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 me--

and there was no one left to speak out for me.

Who was Martin Niemoller and why should you care?

In Germany they came first for the Communists

and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Communist.

Then they came for the Jews

and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Jew.

Then they came for the trade unionists

and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a trade unionist.

Then they came for the Catholics

and I didn't speak up because I was a Protestant.

Then they came for me--

and by that time no one was left to speak up.

Martin Niemoller 1892-1984.

http://internet.ggu.edu/university_library/if/Niemoller.html

First they came for the Communists,

and I didn't speak up,

because I wasn't a Communist.

Then they came for the Jews,

and I didn't speak up,

because I wasn't a Jew.

Then they came for the Catholics,

and I didn't speak up,

because I was a Protestant.

Then they came for me,

and by that time there was no one

left to speak up for me.

by Rev. Martin Niemoller, 1945

http://www.hoboes.com/html/FireBlade/Politics/niemoller.shtml

Resistance on Christian Principle

First they came for the Jews,

and I didn't speak out - because I was not a Jew.

Then 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 me

and there was no one left to speak for me!

-Pastor Niemoller

http://hometown.aol.com/baronvanc/christia.htm

Martin Niemoller Poem

They came for the Communists,

and I didn't object -

For I wasn't a Communist;

They came for the Socialists,

and I didn't object -

For I wasn't a Socialist;

They came for the labor leaders,

and I didn't object -

For I wasn't a labor leader;

They came for the Jews,

and I didn't object -

For I wasn't a Jew;

Then they came for me -

And there was no one left to object.

Martin Niemoller, German Protestant Pastor, 1892-1984 http://www.remember.org/witness/links.let.niem.html

He penned the moving and oft quoted poem,

In Germany, they first came for the communists,

and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a communist.

Then they came for the Jews,

and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Jew.

Then they came for the trade unionists,

and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a trade unionist.

Then they came for the Catholics

and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Catholic.

Then they came for me --

and by that time there was nobody left to speak up.

-Martin Niemoller

http://www.jesus21.com/poppydixon/poetry/niemoller.html