"Every man is responsible for the rise and fall of the world" was first proposed by Gu Yanwu in "Rizhilu·Zhengshi". The background was the Qing army's entry into the Pass. The full sentence is: Every man is responsible for the rise and fall of the world; The rise and fall of a country is determined by meat-eaters.

The eight-character written pattern comes from Liang Qichao, which means that every common person has an unshirkable responsibility for the rise and fall of major events in the world; and for the rise and fall of national affairs, it is the emperor who will protect the country from being overthrown. The responsibilities of the ministers of civil and military affairs have nothing to do with ordinary people.

The original source is from "Zuo Zhuan" and "Lienv Zhuan". Also known as "Everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of a country."