心の阳光

美国波士顿犹太人屠杀纪念碑上，铭刻着一位名叫马丁·尼莫拉(Martin Niemller，1892～1984)的德国新教牧师留下的短诗：

在德国，起初他们追杀共铲主义者，我没有说话———因为我不是共铲主义者；
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……


墓碑铭文原文：
"They came first for the Communist,
　　　　　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.
Thee 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 wa left to speak up."