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 yo….

First they arrested the Communists - but I was not a Communist, so I did nothing. Then they came for the Social Democrats - but was not a Social Demo….

First they came for the Jews, but I did nothing because I'm not a Jew. Then they came for the socialists, but I did nothing because I'm not a sociali….

First they went after the Communists, and I did not stand up, because I was not a Communist. Then they went after the homosexuals and infirm, and I d….

It took me a long time to understand that God is not the enemy of my enemies. God is not even the enemy of God's enemies..

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..

When Hitler came for the Jews... I was not a Jew, therefore, I was not concerned. And when Hitler attacked the Catholics, I was not a Catholic, and t….

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.".

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

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

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

When they locked up the social democrats, I remained silent; I was not a social democrat..

The heart does heal and you will love like this again- except when you do, you'll deny that you ever loved like this before..

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

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

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….

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

What should we do? We have no wish to interrupt the destroyer's work of saving lives... But war is war and the people being picked up out of the wate….

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

We have no more thought of using our own powers to escape the arm of authorities than had the Apostles of old. No more are we ready to keep silent at….

There was no one left to speak for me..