First they came for the communists

[Mattforclark]

And I didn't speak up because I wasn't a communist. Then they came for the... etc

No, the lady will not yield the floor.

- In the Mass house today.

[Josh]

1. That's a famous speech -

I can't remember who said it...

[Josh]

2. Here it is: Martin Niemoller - humanity's failure during the holocaust

First the Nazis came...
First they came for the communists, and I did not speak out—
because I was not a communist;
Then 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 out for me.

http://wikiquote.org/wiki/Martin_Niem%C3%B6ller

[knight_of_the_star]

3. It wasn't a speech

It was a poem someone wrote who I think was shipped off to the concentration camps.

[Mattforclark]

4. I am impressed by all the Massachusetts Liberals

Who are standing up for equality under the law. They are well aware that 50 years from now this will be viewed under the same vein as school desegregation now is, and want to be on the right side of historical judgement.