controversial attribution

by Bertolt Brecht

“First they came for the gipsies and I was happy because they used to steal
Then they came for the Jews and I remained silent because I found them unpleasant
Then they came for the homosexuals and I was relieved because they were irritating
Then they came for the communists and I didn’t speak out because I wasn’t a communist
One day they came for me and there was no one left to protest”.