common people
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"The government must also think about the common people like us. Please take action to find a solution so that this haze problem can be resolved immediately."
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
Mencken said that “democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026
It’s playing with fire, and the common people will not be unscathed.
From Slate ● May 15, 2026
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
Besides this, one cannot honestly satisfy the nobles without harming others, but the common people can certainly be satisfied.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
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