the common people
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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
Mencken famously said, “is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025
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
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
