First They Came

Wednesday, August 18, 2010 Farahdeen Khan

First they came for the socialists,

and I didn't speak up,

because I wasn't a socialist.

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 Jews,

and I didn't speak up,

because I wasn't a Jew.

Then they came for me,

and there was no one left

to speak up for me.

Pastor Friedrich Gustav Emil Martin Niemöller

Farahdeen Khan is an author, writer, entrepreneur, interior decorator, antiques and art curator, filmmaker and painter. He lives in Bangalore, India.

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