What was one difference between common people and elites?

my answer

elite:-Were once that could get any kind of power and technically ingenius kind in this world,active in political society part.

Common People:-Have their own normal life and does everything as they liking everyday.

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abraham lincoln  (february 12, 1809  – april 15, 1865) was an american statesman, politician, and lawyer who served as the 16th  president of the united states  from 1861 until  his assassination  in april 1865. lincoln led the nation through the  american civil war, its bloodiest war and its greatest moral, constitutional, and political crisis.[2][3]  he preserved the  union,  abolished slavery, strengthened the  federal government, and modernized  the u.s. economy.

because he created electricity