Talk:Martin Niemöller

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Based on the research I've conducted into the early postwar (1945-50) publications of Niemoeller's speeches, we cannot speak of "a" definitive version of this quotation.

The only thing that consistently emerges is that he included the Communists, and said them first. The "incurables" (disabled), Jews, and Jehovah's Witnesses. In no published speech that I found did he mention Catholics, nor the Social Democrats, nor the trade unions. Thus I agree with most assertions made in the analysis by Franklin Littell, who knew Niemoeller personally.

To see my research, including transcriptions and translations of the original publications of Niemoeller's early postwar sermons, see:

http://www.history.ucsb.edu/faculty/marcuse/niem.htm

H. Marcuse, July 2004

Thank you for this information. I have posted the link on the article page as the first external link, as it seems to be the most informative that we have. Any further statements of Niemöller or others you would like to post here would be very welcome. Thanks again. ~ Kalki 04:06, 11 Jul 2004 (UTC)

[edit] Jews

Niemöller never said anything about jews because he allready was prissoned, when the nazis took the jews. --Steschke 14:24, 25 November 2006 (UTC)