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A kakistocracy (/ ˌ k æ k ɪ ˈ s t ɒ k r ə s i / KAK-ist-OK-rə-see) is a government run by the worst, least qualified, or most unscrupulous citizens. [1]: 54 [2] [3] The word was coined as early as the 17th century, [4] and is derived from two Greek words, kákistos (κάκιστος, ' worst ') and krátos (κράτος, ' rule '), with a literal meaning of ' government by the worst ...
The crooked man is reputed to be the Scottish General Sir Alexander Leslie, who signed a covenant securing religious and political freedom for Scotland. The "crooked stile" in the poem was the alliance between the parliaments of England and Scotland or the border between the two, depending on the source. "They all lived together in a little ...
The following is a list of religious slurs or religious insults in the English language that are, or have been, used as insinuations or allegations about adherents or non-believers of a given religion or irreligion, or to refer to them in a derogatory (critical or disrespectful), pejorative (disapproving or contemptuous), or insulting manner.
A bocal, the mouthpiece of a woodwind instrument; Crook (music), exchangeable section of a brass instrument Crook, the crozier carried by a bishop or abbot; Shepherd's crook; An angled stem used in securing a laid Devon hedge
Crooked may refer to: Crooked Creek (disambiguation) Crooked Island (disambiguation) Crooked Lake (disambiguation) Crooked River (disambiguation) Crooked Harbour, Hong Kong; Crooked Forest, West Pomerania, Poland; Crooked Bridge, a railroad bridge in Saskatchewan, Canada; Crooked Media, an American left-wing political media company
U.S. professional wrestler Mike Rotunda, using the ring name Irwin R. Schyster (abbreviated to "I.R.S.") portrayed a dishonest tax collector and accountant.; Sylvester Shyster, a Walt Disney cartoon character introduced in 1930, is a disbarred attorney who schemes to deprive Minnie Mouse of her inheritance; and in many comic serials by Floyd Gottfredson (his creator) he appeared scheming with ...
The Crooked Man, an episode of the animated show Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century "The Crooked Man", an episode of the television series The Adventures of Ellery Queen; Hellboy: The Crooked Man, starring Martin Bassindale as Jeremiah Witkins / "The Crooked Man" There Was a Crooked Man..., a 1970 western film with Kirk Douglas and Henry Fonda
Kant's antinomies are four: two "mathematical" and two "dynamical". They are connected with (1) the limitation of the universe in respect of space and time, (2) the theory that the whole consists of indivisible atoms (whereas, in fact, none such exist), (3) the problem of free will in relation to universal causality, and (4) the existence of a necessary being.