"They came first for the Communists, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Communist. Then they came for the Jews, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Jew. 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 Catholics, and I didn't speak up because I was a Protestant. Then they came for me, and by that time no one was left to speak up."
(What made me think of it is they tore down General Grant's statue in San Fran today. You know, the guy who fought and defeated the Confederacy, as President signed the 15th Amendment and other acts to insure rights for minorities, prosecuted and pursued the KKK during Reconstruction, etc.)
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