Quotes by Martin Niemoller

About Martin Niemoller:

Friedrich Gustav Emil Martin Niemöller is best known for his statement, "First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out Because I was not a Socialist ...... and there was no one left to speak for me."
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Then they came for me - and there was no one left to speak out for me.

Martin Niemoller

Then they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out - because I was not a socialist.

Martin Niemoller

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

Martin Niemoller

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

Martin Niemoller

Author Bio

  • NameMartin Niemoller
  • DescriptionGerman anti-Nazi theologian and Lutheran pastor
  • BornJanuary 14, 1892
  • DiedMarch 6, 1984
  • CountryGermany
  • ProfessionTheologian; Poet; Submariner
  • AwardsWilhelm Leuschner Medal; Righteous Among The Nations