the common people
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Mencken wrote, “is the theory that the common people know what they want and deserve to get it good and hard.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 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
Mencken once said, “Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want and deserve to get it good and hard.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2024
"Unless you have a system that is accountable, you will not be able to address a crisis like this that calls for engagement with the common people," he said.
From BBC ● Jan. 4, 2024
“Carlisle was born in London, in the sixteen-forties, he believes. Time wasn’t marked as accurately then, for the common people anyway. It was just before Cromwell’s rule, though.”
From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer
