Martin Niemoller Quotes

• First they came for the Jews, but I did nothing because I'm not a Jew. Then they came for the socialists, but I did nothing because I'm not a socialist. Then they came for the Catholics, but I did nothing because I'm not a Catholic. Finally, they came for me, but by then there was no one left to help me.

  Martin Niemoller

  Libertarian Party, Poetry, Catholic

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• When Hitler came for 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.

  Martin Niemoller

  Catholic, Church, Unions

  Attributed in Congressional Record, 14 Oct. 1968. This is usually quoted in a form such as "In Germany, they came first for the Communists and I didn't speak up because I was not a Communist," etc. Different versions have different lists of groups who were attacked. The quotation has never actually been found in Niemoller's speeches or sermons, although the general idea is found in remarks of his from 1946, in which he referred to Communists, disabled people, Jews, and Jehovah'sWitnesses; he doe

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• First they arrested the Communists - but I was not a Communist, so I did nothing. Then they came for the Social Democrats - but was not a Social Democrat, so I did nothing. Then they arrested the trade unionists - and I did nothing because I was not one. And then they came for the Jews and then the Catholics, but I was neither a Jew nor a Catholic and I did nothing. At last they came and arrested me - and there was no one left to do anything about it.

  Martin Niemoller

  Thought Provoking, Catholic, Lasts

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• First they went after the Communists, and I did not stand up, because I was not a Communist. Then they went after the homosexuals and infirm, and I did not stand up, because I was neither. Then they went after the Jews, and I did not stand up, because I was not a Jew. Then they went after the Catholics, and I did not stand up, because I was Protestant. Finally, they went after me, and there was no one left to stand up for me.

  Martin Niemoller

  Catholic, Firsts, Communist

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• If you can laugh at yourself, you are going to be fine. If you allow others to laugh with you, you will be great.

  Martin Niemoller

  Laughing, Catchy, Laugh At Yourself

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• It took me a long time to understand that God is not the enemy of my enemies. God is not even the enemy of God's enemies.

  Martin Niemoller

  Long, Thought Provoking, Enemy

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• Ask the first man you meet what he means by defending freedom, and he'll tell you privately he means defending the standard of living.

  Martin Niemoller

  Libertad, Media, Hombres

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• A man doesn't realize how much he can stand until he is put to the test. You can stand far more than you think you can. You are much stronger than you think you are.

  Martin Niemoller

  Strength, Men, Thinking

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• Hace más de cincuenta y cinco años, mi padre me dijo: "La Biblia no debe estar en una estantería, sino en tu mano, bajo tu ojo y en tu corazón".

  Martin Niemoller

  Padre, Corazón, Ojo

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• If your intuition is telling you not to do something, then don't. Your intuition is not stupid.

  Martin Niemoller

  Stupid, Intuition, Catchy

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• We have no more thought of using our own powers to escape the arm of authorities than had the Apostles of old. No more are we ready to keep silent at man's behest when God commands us to speak. For it is, and must remain, the case that we must obey God rather than man.

  Martin Niemoller

  Men, Arms, Speak

  "Religion in the Reich" by Michael Power, (p. 142), 1939.

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• For politicians truth and falsehood are unimportant. So I never could become a politician - not even a church politician.

  Martin Niemoller

  Church, Politician, Truth And Falsehood

  "Martin Niemöller, 1892-1984" by James Bentley, (p. 223), 1984.

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• Don't let your life wait for other people.

  Martin Niemoller

  People, Waiting, Catchy

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• What should we do? We have no wish to interrupt the destroyer's work of saving lives... But war is war and the people being picked up out of the water are soldiers bound for the front; soldiers who are to shoot at our German brothers... The question whether we are to perish in despair or defiance, or survive all trails with a live conscience, depends wholly and solely on whether we believe in the forgiveness of sins. This 25th January was the turning point in my life, because it opened my eyes to the utter impossibility of a moral universe.

  Martin Niemoller

  Brother, War, Believe

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• That which does not kill you will ultimately make you stronger.

  Martin Niemoller

  Stronger, Doe, Catchy

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• I have never concealed the fact and said it before the court in 1938 that I came from an anti-Semitic past and tradition... I ask only that you look at my life historically and take it as history. I believe that from 1933 I truly represented the Lutheran-Christian outlook on the Jewish question - as I revealed before the court - but that I returned home after eight years' imprisonment as a completely different person.

  Martin Niemoller

  Christian, Believe, Home

  "Martin Niemöller, 1892-1984" by James Bentley, (p. 334), 1984.

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• The heart does heal and you will love like this again- except when you do, you'll deny that you ever loved like this before.

  Martin Niemoller

  Heart, Doe, Catchy

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• If you're not living I mean really living, you're dead already.

  Martin Niemoller

  Mean, Catchy, Really Living

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• For it is, and must remain, the case that we must obey God rather than man.

  Martin Niemoller

  Men, Cases

  Martin Niemöller (1937). “Here stand I!”

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• If it hurts, DON'T DO IT AGAIN.

  Martin Niemoller

  Hurt, Catchy, It Hurts

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• We had been frightened of atomic weapons since 1945. In those days I became convinced - and remain convinced now - that, after Hitler, Truman was the greatest murderer in the world.

  Martin Niemoller

  World, Weapons, Truman

  "Martin Niemöller, 1892-1984" by James Bentley, (p. 213), 1984.

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• No quedaba nadie para hablar por mí.

  Martin Niemoller

  Speaking Up, Bystanders, Nwo

  "First they came". Poem by Martin Niemoller,

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• Luego vinieron a por los socialistas, y yo no me pronuncié, porque no era socialista.

  Martin Niemoller

  Speaks Out, Talking, Holocaust

  Martin Niemöller (1986). “Exile in the Fatherland: Martin Niemöller's Letters from Moabit Prison”

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• One thing is clear, the president of North Vietnam is not a fanatic. He is a very strong and determined man, but capable of listening, something that is very rare in a person of his position.

  Martin Niemoller

  Strong, Men, Listening

  "Martin Niemöller, 1892-1984" by James Bentley, (p. 225), 1984.

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• When they locked up the social democrats,
  I remained silent;
  I was not a social democrat.

  Martin Niemoller

  Freedom, Silent, Communist

  "First they came". Poem by Martin Niemoller,

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