The privacy and dignity of our citizens [are] being whittled away by sometimes imperceptible steps. Taken individually, each step may be of little consequence. But when viewed as a whole, there begins to emerge a society quite unlike any we have seen -- a society in which government may intrude into the secret regions of a [person’s] life.
As nightfall does not come all at once, neither does oppression. In both instances, there is a twilight when everything remains seemingly unchanged. And it is in such twilight that we all must be most aware of change in the air - however slight - lest we become unwitting victims of the darkness.
Toen de nazi's de communisten arresteerden heb ik gezwegen; ik was immers geen communist.
Toen ze de sociaaldemocraten gevangenzetten heb ik gezwegen; ik was immers geen sociaaldemocraat.
Toen ze de syndicalisten kwamen halen heb ik gezwegen; ik was immers geen syndicalist.
Toen ze de Joden opsloten heb ik gezwegen; ik was immers geen Jood.
Toen ze de katholieken arresteerden heb ik gezwegen; ik was immers geen katholiek.
Toen ze mij kwamen halen ...was er niemand meer die nog kon protesteren
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