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Heritage Explains: Lessons from Virginia | Nick Freitas
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- May 27, 2026
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Summary
Along with Pennsylvania, Kentucky, and Massachusetts, Virginia describes itself as a commonwealth. In reality, a commonwealth is no different from a state. But in the English of colonial times, “commonwealth” denoted something along the lines of “a state for the common good,” and had a more revolutionary connotation. The state was for the people, not […]