The Quote (Das Zitat — by Martin Niemöller) Comments
As the Nazis arrested the communists
I have remained silent,
I sure was no communist
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As they arrested me, there was no one left who could protest A good quote in poetic form.Well done Col Muhammad Khalid Khan
The other quote found in Wikiquote: «Wir haben nicht zu fragen, wieviel wir uns zutrauen; sondern wir werden gefragt, ob wir Gottes Wort zutrauen, daß es Gottes Wort ist und tut, was es sagt» I translate thus: We do not have to ask how much we trust ourselves; but we are asked if we trust God's Word, what God's Word is and does, what it says!
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7/18/2025 4:06:46 PM # 1.0.0
A marvelous piece, Oilibheir. I speak some German but thanks for the translation Peace
The idea, my dear Kurt, is to give a flavour of the original text to those that do not have any German whatsoever because the English version in circulation, First they came for the communists has been manipulated in various ways and, as a consequence, is pretty debatable. Also it was a suggestion addressed to the moderators of PoemHunter.com to create a poet's page for Martin Niemöller so that everyone would have access to the original text. But I'm afraid this suggestion has remained unheard. Too bad! But at least I have tried.