"First they came..." is a statement and poem written by Pastor Martin Niemöller (1892--1984) about the cowardice of German intellectuals following the Nazis' rise to power and subsequent purging of their chosen targets, group after group.
First they came... is a poem written by German Pastor Martin Niemöller (1892--1984). It is about the cowardice of German intellectuals following the Nazis' rise to power and subsequent purging of their chosen targets, group after group.