Faced with such injustice, every ordinary person has a duty — we can't just look away.
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From Ming-Qing scholar Gu Yanwu's 《日知录·正始》: 'the preservation of all-under-heaven — even the humblest commoner bears a share of responsibility (保天下者，匹夫之贱，与有责焉耳矣).' Usually quoted as the set phrase 天下兴亡，匹夫有责.
usage
Almost always appears in the pattern [X]，匹夫有责 — the first clause naming the cause (国家兴亡, 环保, 抗震救灾) that everyone shares responsibility for.
