'All that is necessary for evil to
succeed is for good men to do nothing.'
Attributed to Edmund Burke 1729-1797
According
to Harry
W. Mazal,
Pastor Martin Niemoller (1892-1984)
activist and survivor of Dachau concentration camp exact words reported
in
Congressional Record 14, October
1968, page 31636 :
When Hitler attacked the Jews
I was not a Jew, therefore I was not concerned. And when Hitler
attacked the Catholics, I was not a Catholic, and therefore, I was
not concerned. And when Hitler attacked the unions and the industrialists,
I was not a member of the unions and I was not concerned. Then Hitler
attacked me and the Protestant church -- and there was nobody left
to be concerned
Introduction to Christian Ethics
Yuri Koszarycz, Senior Lecturer Religion Studies School
of Theology Australian Catholic University, Brisbane,
Australia.