Great Throughts Treasury
This site is dedicated to the memory of Dr. Alan William Smolowe who gave birth to the creation of this database.
Bill Bradley, fully William Warren "Dollar Bill" Bradley
American Hall of Fame Basketball Player, Rhodes Scholar, and Three-term Democratic U.S. Senator from New Jersey
"The winning team like the conquering army claims everything in its path and seems to say that only winning is important. Yet like getting into a college of your choice or winning an election or marrying a beautiful mate, victory is fraught with as much danger as glory. Victory has very narrow meanings and, if exaggerated or misused, can become a destructive force."