Re: Niemoller Quote

[Stephanie Smilay <stephani@smart.net>]

On Wed, 8 Nov 2000, Camilla North wrote:
> Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2000 06:40:32 -0800 (PST)
> From: Camilla North <calnorth@yahoo.com>
> Reply-To: quotation-ring-l@gunnar.cc
> To: quotation-ring-l@gunnar.cc
> Subject: [QRList] Niemoller Quote
> 
> 
> A friend just asked me to find the complete version of
> the famous quote by Niemoller.  She has been told that
> it actually starts, "First they came for the
> homosexuals..."  All the versions I have found start
> with "First they came for the Jews...."  Can anyone
> help?
Actually, it starts "In Germany, they first came for the Communists." You
can see why the versions are not always the same.:)
A google search on Niemoller and First they came for the Communists gave
several hits.
Stephanie