《First They Came》

——德國牧師馬丁·尼莫拉的墓志銘

起初他們追殺共產(chǎn)主義者，我沒有說話──因?yàn)槲也皇枪伯a(chǎn)主義者；

They came first for the socialists，and I did not speak out because I was not a socialist.

接著他們追殺猶太人，我沒有說話──因?yàn)槲也皇仟q太人；

Then they came for the Jews，and I did not speak out because I was not a Jew.

后來他們追殺工會成員，我沒有說話──因?yàn)槲也皇枪蓡T；

Then they came for the trade unionists，and I did not speak out because I was not a trade unionist.

此后他們追殺天主教徒，我沒有說話──因?yàn)槲沂切陆探掏剑?/span>

Then they came for the Catholics, and I didn’t speak up because I was a Protestant.

最后他們奔我而來，

Then they came for me，

卻再也沒有人站起來為我說話了。

and there was no one left to speak for me.

Martin Niemoller

1945