Perhaps it is better to be irresponsible and right, than to be responsible and wrong.
If I was going to act irresponsibly, the least I could do was be responsible for it.
I like being responsible for myself
To be responsible is to be the uncontested author of an event or thing.
You don't have to be responsible for the world that you're in.
I get a kick out of the fact that people will pick on the writers in California for being responsible for the content. The people seriously responsible for the content are the people who buy it.
Every person must stand up and be accountable, but be responsible for their actions.