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

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

From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026

"If Robbie Williams comes out? No, I'm leaving," said a woman next to me in the audience, as the stage filled with random people - common people - dressed in plastic raincoats.

From BBC • Jun. 28, 2025

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

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