IP: real source of Poem!!!!

[Dave Farber <farber () central cis upenn edu>]

Date: Sat, 17 Feb 1996 12:31:22 -0500 (EST)
From: NewTechnology Week <ntw () DGS dgsys com>
To: Dave Farber <farber () central cis upenn edu>




Just in case the source of the student's expression wasn't immediately 
recognizable, it's a paraphrase of a statement by the German theologian 
Martin Niemoeller. 


The original:  


"In Germany 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."  


Having spent a lot of time immersed in the 
history of that period, I don't know how generally recognizable that 
would have been, so I thought I'd note it. I'm also not sure to what 
extent I would endorse the parallel at this point, but I certainly will 
think about it. Thanks for including me on your list, by the way. I find 
receiving the messages interesting and useful. Best wishes, Ken Jacobson


[ I repeat a quote I often think about. From the Founder of UPenn


"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary 
 safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."       - Ben Franklin, ~1784


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