Van Hoogstraten has called the Ramblers' Association "riffraff" and "the great unwashed" during the long dispute.

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At other times, Chairman Bernanke assumes the persona of Marie Antoinette by professing regal indifference to how his own actions negatively impact the great unwashed.

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And the growing middle class appears more fearful of the great unwashed than of the depredations of a party that once was at war with the bourgeoisie.

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If Khaldun is right, the world is going to become a more unsafe place in the coming decade as the great unwashed seek to crash the gilded gates.

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It keeps the minutes of its meetings secret because it is eager to present a united front to the outside world and loth to let the great unwashed eavesdrop on its internal debates.

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