Everybody's Business Is Nobody's Business

""Everybody's Business Is Nobody's Business"" is a satirical work by Daniel Defoe, originally published in 1725. The book is a commentary on the state of society in England at the time, particularly on the issue of personal responsibility and the tendency of people to avoid taking action when they see something wrong happening. Defoe argues that when everyone assumes that someone else will take care of a problem, nobody ends up doing anything, and so problems go unresolved.The book is struc...