As you may recall Truman was extremely unpopular when he finally left Washington in 1953 thanks largely to the Korean War. Today however he is thought to have been a solidly good president a 'Near Great' even in the terminology of those surveys of historians they do every now and then.

The direct use of force is such a poor solution to any problem it is generally employed only by small children and large nations.

It is forbidden to kill therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets.

In matters of truth and justice there is no difference between large and small problems for issues concerning the treatment of people are all the same.

Anyone who doesn't take truth seriously in small matters cannot be trusted in large ones either.

Never comment on a woman's rear end. Never use the words 'large' or 'size' with 'rear end.' Never. Avoid the area altogether. Trust me.

O my brethren my heart is enlarge towards you. I trust I feel something of that hidden but powerful presence of Christ whilst I am preaching to you.

Travel books are by and large boring. They lodge uncomfortably between fact fiction and autobiography.

Travel which was once either a necessity or an adventure has become very largely a commodity and from all sides we are persuaded into thinking that it is a social requirement too.

In our time political speech and writing are largely the defense of the indefensible.