We're back "home"
in
D.C. now. Today we decided to recover from last year's disaster
at the National Holocaust Museum by getting in line early. The
weather was perfect and the line wasn't really that long, AND we got
tickets for the group allowed in just 30 minutes later. We easily
filled that time and then went through the permanent exhibit.
There's really no way to describe the experience. But we must
never forget what happened. This perhaps sums up the importance
of this museum and our responsibility:I was not a communist.
When they locked up the social democrats, I remained silent;
I was not a social democrat.
When they came for the trade unionists, I did not speak out;
I was not a trade unionist.
When they came for the Jews, I did not speak out;
I was not a Jew.
When they came for me, there was no one left to speak out.
Pastor Martin Niemöller