Ely Culbertson
Ely Culbertson
Ely Culbertsonwas an American contract bridge entrepreneur and personality dominant during the 1930s. He played a major role in the popularization of the new game and was widely regarded as "the man who made contract bridge". He was a great showman who became rich, was highly extravagant, and lost and gained fortunes several times over...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionWriter
Date of Birth22 June 1891
CountryUnited States of America
punishment world power-politics
The bizarre world of cards is a world of pure power politics where rewards and punishments are meted out immediately.
declare god peace states united win
Yes, God and the politicians willing, the United States can declare a peace upon the world, and win it
winning usa world
God and the politicians willing, the United States can declare peace upon the world, and win it.
hierarchy cards masters
A deck of cards is built like the purest of hierarchies, with every card a master to those below it, a lackey to those above it.
motivational war conquer
We must conquer war or war will conquer us.
player contracts masters
The sum of all technical knowledge cannot make a master contract player.
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Power politics is the diplomatic name for the law of the jungle.