10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «KAKISTOCRACY»
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kakistocracy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
kakistocracy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
kakistocracy. (kak-i-STOK-rah-see) noun government by the worst, most
unscrupulous, or least qualified citizens. They had no pamphleteering societies
to demonstrate that reading and writing are better than meat and drink; and they
were ...
Robert Hartwell Fiske, 2011
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Grass Roots: A Commonsense Action Agenda for America
THE OBAMA KAKISTOCRACY In 1865, poet James Russell Lowell learned of
the end of the Civil War and exclaimed, “There is something magnificent in
having a country to love!” He thought that the end of slavery and the end of the
Civil War ...
Scott Hennen, Jim Denney, 2011
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No Trifling Matter: Contributions of an Uncompromising ...
Kakistocracy. and. Meritocracy. (Published December 12-19, 1991) The most
fundamental assumption of democracy is the equality of all human persons. To
say that all human persons are equal is not to say that they all possess exactly
the ...
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Kenya National Assembly Official Record (Hansard)
The danger is thai this will reduce us to "Kakistocracy". Mr. Wamalwa: On a point
of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman. The hon. Member on the Floor has
used a very Greek sounding word here. Can he explain what "Kakistocracy" is all
...
What's this kakistocracy you're always talking about? I can't find it in the dictionary
." "You won't unless you use an unabridged edition. The kakistocracy reflects the
anomie of our times." "Oh, that helps a lot." "It is rulership by the worst." Perfect ...
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The Thinker's Thesaurus: Sophisticated Alternatives to ...
Consider the contrast between the next two examples involving the use of the
word “kakistocracy.” government (by the least qualified or least principled people)
n.: kakistocracy E No, Matthew. Don Fletcher is right. “kakistocracy. Are you ...
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The Endangered English Dictionary: Bodacious Words Your ...
kakistocracy (kak-i-STOK-ra-see) government by the worst element a political
vacuum unfortunately filled by a kakistocracy kalokagathia (kal-o-ka-GATH-i-a)
personal nobility of character a leader possessing some measure of kalokagathia
...
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Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine
... or government of the few; 'the orderly democracy (dreamed of by many
theorists, but seldom realised on a large scale) a kakistocracy, or government of
the worst. The iredeeming point about all gpvern- .ments but an exclusively
popular one ...
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The North American Review
Unless democracy achieves these things it is not democracy, and no matter how '
progressive ' its methods, how apparently democratic its machinery, it may
perfectly well be an oligarchy, a kakistocracy or a tyranny." It was James Russell
...
Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, 1918
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Government of the Crooks, by the Crooks, for the Crooks
Kleptocracy is a political system whose members make flagrantly dishonest use
of their position for personal gain. It may be compared to kakistocracy.
Kakistocracy is a government that is run by the least qualified orleastprincipled
people.
Emmanuel Onyemaghani Owah, 2011
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «KAKISTOCRACY»
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kakistocracy is used in the context of the following news items.
Word to the wise: The English language and its neglected treasures
That is how we get a kakistocracy: government run by its worst citizens. Gongoozler. An idle spectator, originally one who gawped at goings-on ... «Express.co.uk, Jun 15»
First impressions from Singapore
Of course, LKY was much more able than the new incompetent dictators Guriev and Treisman consider. Contrary to the kakistocracy prevalent ... «Hurriyet Daily News, Jun 15»
BreakingNews 2/6/15 - Nigerian Internet Registration Association …
... youth cum masses who stood up and died fighting a corrupt kakistocracy that spanned 30 years, bringing CHANGE to Nigeria this May. «Nigeria Master Web, Jun 15»
Should the media start punishing Hillary for not taking questions …
Straight up kakistocracy. #GoogleIt. Nick Confessore @nickconfessore. Blocked from State Dept job, Blumenthal was employed by Clinton ... «Hot Air, May 15»
30 years of the PDP kakistocracy: Are they gone yet?
This lootocracy, this kakistocracy has mismanaged the economy so much and looted it dry, now they borrow money and put our children in debt ... «News24 Nigeria, May 15»
Brain block Half of Greenlanders earning degree abroad return home
... must submit to the Greenlandic version of a narcissistic kakistocracy, tyranny and nepotism... or simply be excluded from ever finding jobs. «The Arctic Journal, May 15»
Federal budget 2015: GST on Netflix and more on the way
The proper name for the Australian State is It is a Kakistocracy. ... the leaders of our Kakistocracy listen carry on as though the reason we do not ... «Sydney Morning Herald, May 15»
The Liberal Arts Do Not Drive the Economy
The place was a kind of kakistocracy. As a staff person, of course, I had much less use for a background in the liberal arts than even a ... «CounterPunch, Apr 15»
Readers share views on teaching, protecting newborns and bullies
Kansans now live in a kakistocracy (4-17, A1, “Kansas tightens welfare laws; Missouri may be next”). How about tackling LLC welfare reform ... «Kansas City Star, Apr 15»
Gordon Clark: We live in a kakistocracy, so don't expect bright ideas
You want further evidence that Vancouverites are living under a kakistocracy? How about the city's secretive deal with marijuana advocates to ... «The Province, Apr 15»
