The State of the Union

[mfcorey1]

TO THE PEOPLE OF AMERICA:

First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a Socialist.

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.
Martin Niemöller

[BigmanPigman]

1. That is sobering.

[donkeypoofed]

2. Wow, just Wow

That is very sobering.

[BlueJac]

3. This should make people think!

[uponit7771]

4. K&R

[Honeycombe8]

5. One of my favorite quotes.

Any offense by the government against any group in our country, is an offense against all of us.

The groups must remain united. We are all of one group: Americans who live in a DEMOCRACY.

[Wounded Bear]

6. Yeah, we're all connected...

'No Man is an Island'

No man is an island entire of itself; every man
is a piece of the continent, a part of the main;
if a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe
is the less, as well as if a promontory were, as
well as any manner of thy friends or of thine
own were; any man's death diminishes me,
because I am involved in mankind.
And therefore never send to know for whom
the bell tolls; it tolls for thee.


Olde English Version
No man is an Iland, intire of itselfe; every man
is a peece of the Continent, a part of the maine;
if a Clod bee washed away by the Sea, Europe
is the lesse, as well as if a Promontorie were, as
well as if a Manor of thy friends or of thine
owne were; any mans death diminishes me,
because I am involved in Mankinde;
And therefore never send to know for whom
the bell tolls; It tolls for thee.

MEDITATION XVII
Devotions upon Emergent Occasions
John Donne