Martin Niemoller — German Clergyman born on January 14, 1892, died on March 06, 1984

Friedrich Gustav Emil Martin Niemöller was a German anti-Nazi theologian and Lutheran pastor. He is best known for his statement, "First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out because I was not a Socialist ...... and there was no one left to speak for me.".. (wikipedia)

Then they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out - because I was not a socialist.
Then they came for me - and there was no one left to speak out for me.
Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out - because I was not a trade unionist.
For it is, and must remain, the case that we must obey God rather than man.