government of the people, by the people, and for the people
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In a government of the people, by the people, and for the people, the public cannot allow their vital role in the rulemaking process to be silenced.
From Slate • Apr. 16, 2025
That’s government of the people, by the people and for the people at its most basic level.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2024
I went back and read the Gettysburg Address, and the very last line is that the government of the people, by the people and for the people shall not perish from this earth.
From Salon • Feb. 13, 2022
His pronouncements, on the page, evince an ardent faith in government of the people, by the people, and for the people, but you badly want him to hang out with the people.
From The New Yorker • Jun. 5, 2018
She said that a democracy is—was a government of the people, by the people, and for the people, and that women are-were people as well as men.
From Business English A Practice Book by Buhlig, Rose
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