"First they 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 Catholics,
and I didn’t speak up,
because I was a Protestant.
Then they came for me,
and by that time there was no one
left to speak up for me."
~ Martin Niemoller
Andy Griffith and Civil Society
Submitted by Christopher Lempa on Thu, 2009-01-29 16:00
"If 'The Andy Griffith Show' was not meant as a commentary on the state, it certainly showed a vision of small towns in the South and man's preference and reverence for peace, wisdom, and courtesy in all matters (embodied in Andy) over war, ignorance, and incivility (embodied in Barney). For arbitration and settlement, not force and threats. For restitution and not imprisonment or death." Column by new Root Striker Darrin Knode.
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