Each of us is responsible for all, and for everything.

What it means

Zossima teaches that no one is only a bystander. Everyone shares in the good and harm of the world. Act as if your part matters, because it does.

The source

"Each of us is responsible for all, and for everything." Fyodor Dostoevsky said it in The Brothers Karamazov, Book 4, ch. 1. Translated by Constance Garnett, 1912.

"every one of us is undoubtedly responsible for all men and everything on earth"

Constance Garnett, 1912, The Brothers Karamazov, Book 4, ch. 1. Text read at gutenberg.org.

Who said it

Fyodor Dostoevsky (1821–1881). Russian novelist who survived a mock execution and Siberian prison camp. He wrote Crime and Punishment, The Idiot and The Brothers Karamazov.

Questions

What does "Each of us is responsible for all, and for everything." mean?

Zossima teaches that no one is only a bystander. Everyone shares in the good and harm of the world. Act as if your part matters, because it does.

Who said "Each of us is responsible for all, and for everything."?

Fyodor Dostoevsky (1821–1881). Source: The Brothers Karamazov, Book 4, ch. 1.

What is the original wording?

every one of us is undoubtedly responsible for all men and everything on earth (Constance Garnett, 1912). Translated by Constance Garnett, 1912.

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