马丁·尼莫拉牧师著名的墓志铭

在美国波士顿 犹太人大屠杀纪念碑上，二战前德国的宗教领袖、马丁·尼莫拉牧师的那篇著名的墓志铭：

在德国，
起初他们追杀Communist主义者，我没有说话———因为我不是Communist主义者；
接着他们追杀犹太人，我没有说话———因为我不是犹太人；
后来他们追杀工会成员，我没有说话———因为我不是工会成员；
此后他们追杀天主教徒，我没有说话———因为我是新教教徒；
最后他们奔我而来，却再也没有人站出来为我说话了。

In Germany, they first came 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，
but by that time， there was no one left to speak up.

by Rev. Martin Niemoller, 1945