People

People

A people is a plurality of persons considered as a whole, as in an ethnic group or nation. Collectively, for example, Jews are known as "the Jewish people", European Gypsies comprise the bulk of "the Romani people", and Palestinian Arabs have started to be called "the Palestinian people".

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Famous quotes containing the word people:

    “You will surely wear yourself out, both you and these people with you. For the task is too heavy for you; you cannot do it alone.”
    —Bible: Hebrew, Exodus 18:18.

    Moses’ father-in-law to Moses.

    “Only the little people pay taxes.”
    —Leona Helmsley (b. 1921)

    “He took as his motto: misfortune is good for something. How many good people have been able to say: misfortune is good for nothing!”
    —Voltaire [François Marie Arouet] (1694–1778)