Why Do We Need to Speak Up When It Doesn't Seem to Affect Us Personally?

I'm sure most people have read this before but it's worth repeating.

Why should we speak up about things that don't seem to affect us?

Pastor Martin Neimoller's quote answers that question. He supported the Nazis until he realized what they were all about. By that time it was too late. He was sent to a Dachau concentration camp. He was one of the fortunate ones and lived until 1984.