In his quote, Niemoller is stating the various things he isn't as people come to take them away. For generations and throughout history, there will always be groups or organizations that certain people won't approve of. In addition, resulting in a punishment for those people. As people come to take Jews, Communists, and others away, Niemoller has still yet to be taken. However, by the time they arrive for him, there was no one left to speak up. He is referring to people who do not speak up. Speak up when you can because there will be no other chance. If not, there will be no one to speak up in order to change history and of this repeating pattern.
Niemoller uses rhetorical devices to inspire and attract his audience's attention. One of which is alliteration. He repeats the same pattern of words in each of his sentences. For example, when he says, "Then they came for.." and "I didn't speak up..." The reason for using this rhetorical device is to attract the audience ad they hear and repeating source of words. Furthermore, by using alliteration, he was able to introduce and state the idea how throughout history, the same pattern happens as people get taken and people do not speak up. Thus, the audience begins to realize that someone must speak up in order for this chain of cruelty to stop.
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