Martin Niemoller Quotes

#1. More than fifty-five years ago my father told me, "The Bible does not belong on the shelf but in your hand, under your eye, and in your heart."

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#2. 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.

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#3. When the Nazis came for the communists, I remained silent; I was not a communist.

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#4. That which does not kill you will ultimately make you stronger.

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

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#6. There was no one left to speak for me

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#7. For it is, and must remain, the case that we must obey God rather than man.

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#8. One thing is clear, the president of North Vietnam is not a fanatic. He is a very strong and determined man, but capable of listening, something that is very rare in a person of his position.

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#9. We had been frightened of atomic weapons since 1945. In those days I became convinced and remain convinced now that, after Hitler , Truman was the greatest murderer in the world.

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#10. Don't let your life wait for other people.

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

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#12. Then they came for me - and there was no one left to speak out for me.

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

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#14. If it hurts, DON'T DO IT AGAIN.

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#15. If you're not living I mean really living, you're dead already.

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#16. 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 you can. You are much stronger than you think you are.

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#17. If your intuition is telling you not to do something, then don't. Your intuition is not stupid.

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

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