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[Star Wars] Question about episode IV

After the commander briefs rogue squardon on the assualt on the Death Star, he ends by saying "May the force be with you". After episode 3 it seems Jedi were all but forgotten (as the guy who goads Vader in strangling him on the Death Star points out) they were slandered as traitors and the surviving Jedi went into hiding. As far as I know there were no Jedi in the alliance before Luke and Ben rescued Leia so it seems strange that they would use the phrase "may the force be with you", do ordinary citizens have an understanding of the force, do they believe in it? (Han Solo didn't). I welcome any insight into this slight inconsistency.
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>After the commander briefs rogue squardon on the assualt on the Death Star

Sorry for the nitpicking but you mean Red Squadron. Rogue Squadron doesn't exist until shortly after the Battle of Yavin when it's founded by Red Squadron's two survivors (Luke and Wedge).