"First they came for the Jews, but I did nothing because I'm not a Jew. Then they came for the socialists, but I did nothing because I'm not a socialist. Then they came for the Catholics, but I did nothing because I'm not a Catholic. Finally, they came for me, but by then there was no one left to help me."

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Source : Martin Niemöller (1986). “Exile in the Fatherland: Martin Niemöller's Letters from Moabit Prison”

Martin Niemoller

#Catholic Quotes #Liberty Quotes #Firsts Quotes

“Grown old in love from seven till seven times seven,I oft have wished for Hell for ease from Heaven.”
“Self-expression is always a right, but its still not there to be abused.”
“Companies arenâ€™t families. Theyâ€™re battlefields in a civil war. Yet despite this capacity for internecine warfare, most companies roll along relatively peacefully, year after year, because they have routinesâ€”habitsâ€”that create truces that allow everyone to set aside their rivalries long enough to get a dayâ€™s work done.”
“I was six when my mother taught me the art of invisible strength..."strongest wind cannot be seen."”
“By far the most numerous and most flagrant violations of personal liberty and individual rights are performed by governments... The major crimes throughout history, the ones executed on the largest scale, have been committed not by individuals or bands of individuals but by governments, as a deliberate policy of those governments-that is, by the official representatives of governments, acting in their official capacity.”

Source : John Hospers (1971). “Libertarianism: a political philosophy for tomorrow”
“Some sounds are coming from the keyboard and they are very important in the writing process, but on the other hand, we have melody and we have the song before, so if the keyboard sound fits very well, it takes its artistic direction. We play the machines and the machines play us.”
“It should not prejudice my voice that I'm not born a man, if I say something advantageous to the present situation. For I'm taxed too, and as a toll provide men for the nation.”
“Insight enables you to know your own heart. Clarity enables you to accept without illusion.”

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