Could you mean this.... First they came for the Communists, and I didn't speak up, because I wasn't a Communist. Then they came for the Jews, and I didn't speak up, because I wasn't a Jew. Then they came for the Catholics, and I didn't speak up, because I was a Protestant. Then they came for me, and by that time there was no one left to speak up for me. by Rev. Martin Niemoller, 1945. William J. Hartwell wrote:

This ran through my mind this morning before I was totally awake. Maybe somebody can help me with the original author of this....

When they came for Kevin Mitnick I said nothing. After all he was a big time hacker and I wasn't a hacker so I did not speak up.

When they came for Jim Bell I said nothing. He was a criminal and I am not a criminal so I didn't speak up.

When they came for Toto I said nothing. Surely he was nuts and I am completely sane so I didn't speak up.

When they came for Jim Choate I said nothing. He runs a cypherpunks mailing list and I don't manage any lists so I didn't speak up.

When they come for me who will be left to speak up?

This is a poor paraphrase of the original but I wonder if it is something that we may be saying here in the U.S. soon?

-- William J. Hartwell (602)987-8436 Queencreek, Az.

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