Niemöller
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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When I saw what was happening with the Jewish community in Missouri and trans kids, I thought about that Martin Niemöller quote.
From Slate • Jun. 16, 2023
Adams was a member of the underground anti-Nazi Confessing Church in Germany led by the Lutheran pastor Martin Niemöller.
From Salon • Jun. 28, 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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