Make no mistake, this is the first time in the history of the Supreme Court that they have issued a ruling, which takes away a right from a majority of United States citizens. I think we're just seeing the tip of the iceberg, and if we don't change our bearing, I'm afraid we'll be seeing a lot more of it, and soon.
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 for me.
Friedrich Gustav Emil Martin Niemöller-1946 Germany