Yes, of course, much of it would be splendid in any context but a vital appeal is what it tells us about the resilience – and the pride – that is such an inspiring aspect of human nature.
A decade and a half later, when I was a not-quite senior staffer in the Carter White House, I was in the habit of suggesting to whoever would listen that it would be a splendid idea for President Carter to nominate Anthony Lewis for a seat on the Supreme Court.
In the gutter, rivers raced along, divided into streams, formed rapids and waterfalls, diverted into lakes and ponds... Thin oil slicks slid along the gutter, silver blue, folding into paisley patterns, cardiograms, shot silk, marbled bookbindings, Art Nouveau... We saw the reflection of blue sky on the surface of the final lake, and, looking up, observed that it would be a splendid day.
I made the hopscotch association of "Oh, Noah -- Hutton -- Timothy -- formerly married to Debra -- right!" in my head, agreeing all the while that it would be a splendid idea.
He continued: "I don't think it's going too far to argue that it would be cultural vandalism to sacrifice ENO's splendid chorus on the altar of economy.
Someone at the BBC, noting this splendid achievement, decided that it would be nice to invite him to the Sports Personality of the Year awards.
"IF ECONOMISTS could manage to get themselves thought of as humble, competent people, on a level with dentists, that would be splendid!" said John Maynard Keynes, a British economist.
John Maynard Keynes, economist (1883 1946), A Tract on Monetary Reform (1923)"If economists could manage to get themselves thought of as humble, competent people on a level with dentists, that would be splendid".
"If economists could manage to get themselves thought of as humble, competent people on a level with dentists," he wrote, "that would be splendid!" If any economists have deserved this white-coated reputation for proficiency in their trade, it is probably those in charge of central banks.
With that said, I think that Science Matters would be splendid for short, adult education classes in scientific literacy.
