Position Quotes by Martin Niemoller

If you can laugh at yourself, you are going to be fine. If you allow others to laugh with you, you will be great.

— Martin Niemoller

A man doesn't realize how much he can stand until he is put to the test. You can stand far more than you think…

— Martin Niemoller

One thing is clear, the president of North Vietnam is not a fanatic. He is a very strong and determined man, but capable of…

— Martin Niemoller

Then they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out - because I was not a socialist.

— Martin Niemoller

Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out - because I was not a trade unionist.

— Martin Niemoller

What should we do? We have no wish to interrupt the destroyer's work of saving lives... But war is war and the people being…

— Martin Niemoller

For politicians truth and falsehood are unimportant. So I never could become a politician - not even a church politician.

— Martin Niemoller

First they came for the Jews, but I did nothing because I'm not a Jew. Then they came for the socialists, but I did…

— Martin Niemoller

I have never concealed the fact and said it before the court in 1938 that I came from an anti-Semitic past and tradition... I…

— Martin Niemoller

It took me a long time to understand that God is not the enemy of my enemies. God is not even the enemy of…

— Martin Niemoller

We had been frightened of atomic weapons since 1945. In those days I became convinced - and remain convinced now - that, after Hitler,…

— Martin Niemoller

Ask the first man you meet what he means by defending freedom, and he'll tell you privately he means defending the standard of living.

— Martin Niemoller