这句话本身的意思实际上是 你不为别人的正义站出来的话 终将会伤及你自己。这就是别人的自由同样也是你的自由,如果你不保护他人的自由,那么终将你的自由也会收到伤害。
扩展资料
1、全文
"在波士顿的犹太人死难纪念碑前有这么一段话:当纳粹来抓共产党人时,我保持沉默,因为我不是共产党人;当他们来抓犹太人时,我保持沉默,因为我不是犹太人;当他们来抓贸易工会主义者时,我保持沉默,因为我不是贸易工会主义者;当他们来抓天主教徒时,我保持沉默,因为我是新教徒;当他们来抓我时,已无人替我说话了。"
2、英文
In Germany, they first came for the Communists,
and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Communist.
Then they came for the Jews,
and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Jew.
Then they came for the trade unionists,
and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a trade unionist.
Then they came for the Catholics,
and I didn't speak up because I was a Protestant.
Then they came for me,but by that time, there was no one left to speak up.
参考资料:百度百科 _ 波士顿犹太人屠杀纪念碑