Martin Niemoller wrote a message that was very similar to Animal Farm, both are a cautionary tale of don't sit back and be blinded by the people in power saying rhetoric that can't be true. Martin lived in Germany during Hitler’s early rise into power and supported him. The messages were different because Martin grew and was open minded. He was supporter of Hitler but, his philosophy changed greatly unlike the farm animals in the book. Boxer the horse was a great supporter too but became weak and they threw him in a glue factory even though he was a dim witted supporter unlike Martin