No human race is superior. No religious faith is inferior. All collective judgments are wrong. Only racists make them.

First, they came for the Anglicans.

I said nothing because I wasn't an Anglican.

Then, they came for the Sunnites.

I said nothing because I wasn't a Sunnite.

Then, they came for the Baptists.

I said nothing because I wasn't a Baptist.

Then, they came for the Orthodox Jews.

I said nothing because I wasn't an Orthodox Jew.

Then, they came for the Shiites.

I said nothing because I wasn't a Shiite.

Then, they came for the Daoists.

I said nothing because I wasn't a Daoist.

Then, they came for for the Hindus.

I said nothing because I wasn't Hindu.

Then, they came for the Sikhs.

I said nothing because I wasn't a Sikh.

Then, they came for the Animists.

I said nothing because I wasn't an Animist.

When they finally came for Catholics like me,

none remained to speak for us.

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The article is an adaptation of Martin Niemoller's "First They Came..." speech. The title is a quote from Elie Wiesel.