2006-08-30 17:10:16 · 3 answers · asked by curiousj143 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
The full saying goes:
No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main; if a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less, as well as if a promontory were, as well as if a manor of thy friends or of thine own were; any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind; and therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee.
It was written by John Donne in 1624.
It basically means you can't live independent of others and you will always need others help.Any small act of kindness or any death has its effect on the whole earth.
It has also been used by socialists as a back up for thier argument for a welfare state.
2006-08-30 17:25:33 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
We are all interconnected, dudr
2006-08-30 17:13:41 · answer #2 · answered by thrag 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
noone can be compltyly independant
2006-08-30 17:15:34 · answer #3 · answered by ryanisalifestyle 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋