- a variation of Niemoeller.
Niemöller
Britishnoun
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Niemöller was a Christian minister who didn’t speak out about Nazism, originally embraced Nazism.
From Slate ● Jun. 16, 2023
At first, these seemed problematic to many Americans, but, like Pastor Niemöller, it only affected a small minority of us and typically did so in ways that weren't particularly public.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2022
The poem “First they came” by German Lutheran pastor Martin Niemöller, who wrote about the failure of the German people to stand up to Hitler, comes to mind:
From Washington Times ● Nov. 2, 2018
Lee quoted the poem “First they came … ” by the German pastor Martin Niemöller which describes the failure of ordinary Germans to act in the face of Nazi persecution.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 30, 2017
He then quoted the famous poem by Protestant pastor Martin Niemöller that begins, “First they came for the Socialists.”
From Washington Post ● Aug. 17, 2017
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