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In lugnet.publish, Paul Hartzog writes:
> In lugnet.publish, Daniel Siskind writes:
> > ...Then they came for the AFOL's, but there was no one left to speak out for
> > me...
> >
> > Dan
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> nice reference
Agreed.
> i wonder if anyone gets it
>
> -paul
Hmm. Made me think about that concentration camp spoof Lego 'set' that has
been often debated here before (created by controversial Jewish artist Alan
Schechner).
Anyhow, the original quote I think Dan's referring to is pretty powerful,
(and damning of apathy)
Those who've been to Boston may have seen it engraved beside the Holocaust
Memorial there:
"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 wasn't a Catholic
THEN THEY CAME for me,
and by that time no one was left to speak up"
(attributed to Martin Niemoller, Lutherian Pastor)
Hope this is of interest,
Chris
(I remember this especially now because I quoted it in my final year
dissertation for my architecture degree)
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