common people

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Private property, the rule of law—in the American system common people could make binding agreements, own property, open businesses.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

For instance, Aleys’s late mother cherished books, even though common people rarely knew how to read and write, let alone owned books.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026

"The common people have supported us with an open heart," he added.

From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026

Thomas Jefferson seconded the idea and warned that representative government would be the tool of “tyranny” unless common people were equipped with the skills to resist it.

From Slate • Feb. 6, 2025

I maintain that one reaches this princedom either with the favour of the common people or with that of the nobility, since these two different humours are found in every body politic.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli