First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out– Because I was not a Socialist. Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out– Because I was not a Trade Unionist. Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out– Because I was not a Jew. Then they came for me– and there was no one left to speak for me. -Martin Niemoller, pastor, initial supporter of Hitler, concentration camp survivor (1892 – 1984) 

In school as we studied the events surrounding World War II it seemed impossible to me that one person could take a whole nation in the wrong direction. Having been to several Holocaust Museums I have been further shocked that the atrocities of the Hitler regime were far worse than the text books I read described. I came across the quote from Martin Niemoller who was a pastor and stood by letting Hitler gain power. As I reflect on the quote I am wondering what action it is calling me to in the present day. Maybe that is a good question for all of us to examine.