I Am the people--the mob--the crowd--the mass.
Do you know that all the great work of the world is
done through me?
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'The people' I see as a positive term. They are the ones who do all the work in a country, but seldom get recognition, unlike the Napoleons and Lincolns. A poem about the people had to be written, which Carl Sandburg has done so well.
I have translated it into the Hindi language and it has been published in a reputed publication. If you want to share it, I can.