.... Then they came for the Jews, and .... .... ~Martin Niemöller, Who was a German Lutheran pastor born in Germany, in 1892.
Niemöller was an anti-Communist and supported Adolf Hitler's rise to power. But when, after he came to power, Hitler insisted on the supremacy of the state over religion, Niemöller became disillusioned. He became the leader of a group of German clergymen opposed to Hitler.
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Interesting write up at: Niemoeller Quotation Page