新教牧师马丁·尼莫拉(Martin Niemller,1892~1984)写的:
First they came for the socialists and I did not speak out because I was not a socialist.
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 Jews and I did not speak out because I was not 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 there was no one left to speak for me.
起初,他们抓共_产_党员,我不说话,因为我不是工会会员;后来,他们抓犹太人,我不说话,因为我是亚利安人。后来他们抓天主教徒,我不说话,因为我是新教徒。最后他们来抓我,已经没人能为我说话了。