First they came for the communists, and I did not speak out–
because I was not a communist;
Then they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out–
because I was not a socialist;
Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out–
because I was not a trade unionist;
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out–
because I was not a Jew;
Then they came for me–
and there was no one left to speak out for me.
Martin Niemoeller
If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality.
Bishop Desmond Tutu
The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.
Dr. Samuel Johnson
Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.
Martin Luther King
If anyone is subject to being unjustly arrested or imprisoned, we are all in danger.
If anyone is denied access to health care due to poverty or class, we are all in danger.
If anyone is poisoned with unsafe food, polluted water, or toxic waste, we are all in danger.
If anyone can lose their job to an underpaid replacement, just so that the ultra rich can get richer, we are all in danger.
We all need to be reminded from time to time that none of us is so rich, powerful, gifted, experienced, educated, connected, privileged, or healthy, that we are immune to injustice.
