The following is 100% CopyLeft and can be used for this contest by anyone:
Protesting without dialogue (with the sole intent to silence opposition) is harassment, not free speech.
I'm not a fan of ad hominem attacks, but I'm even less of a fan of censorship and retaliation.
Ad hominem attacks and air-horning your opponent are the tactics of FASCISM (dismantles open dialogue and civil debate).
They came for the name-callers and I said nothing, because I'm not a name-caller.
They came for the Christians and I said nothing, because I'm not a Christian.
They came for the conspiracy theorists and I said nothing, because I'm not insane.
Then they came for the independently minded skeptics, and those types never stand up for anyone but themselves, so they were easy-pickins.
great quotes.
but the second one is a recasted version of this poem by Martin Niemöller.
“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.”
Which is still great but giving the OP some credit might be good ;)
http://marcuse.faculty.history.ucsb.edu/niem.htm
Thanks for the acknowledgement.
I'm not sure you can copyright the format or style of a specific quote.
Also, I'm pretty certain I'm not pilfering cash from Martin Niemöller's pockets.
When I originally wrote this original variation on a theme, I did include wiki links, but after careful analysis, it appears my version is sufficiently distinct from its inspiration. Please feel free to redistribute with or without accreditation.