"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 for me."
It does smart, being compared to someone who was allowing the Holocaust to take place. That was probably his intention, and Elizabeth can applaud him for doing it soundly.
"You waiting for me to say I'm just following orders, or is there some kind of alternative you're suggesting?" she asks, a sad smile barely turning up the corners of her mouth. "I'm not a match for him-- magically or politically. No one cares what I say, Mr. Kuryakin. But if I can do something for a few people just trying to live here... maybe I can live with myself."
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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 for me."
It does smart, being compared to someone who was allowing the Holocaust to take place. That was probably his intention, and Elizabeth can applaud him for doing it soundly.
"You waiting for me to say I'm just following orders, or is there some kind of alternative you're suggesting?" she asks, a sad smile barely turning up the corners of her mouth. "I'm not a match for him-- magically or politically. No one cares what I say, Mr. Kuryakin. But if I can do something for a few people just trying to live here... maybe I can live with myself."