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Scott Bradford has been putting his opinions on his website since 1995—before most people knew what a website was. He has been a professional web developer in the public- and private-sector for over twenty years. He is an independent constitutional conservative who believes in human rights and limited government, and a Catholic Christian whose beliefs are summarized in the Nicene Creed. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Public Administration from George Mason University. He loves Pink Floyd and can play the bass guitar . . . sort-of. He’s a husband, pet lover, amateur radio operator, and classic AMC/Jeep enthusiast.

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We who believe in strong defense are the true peace party.

Truth isn’t some malleable thing that changes with the times. It is truth. There is an objective reality, and an objective morality, that can be discerned with faith and reason.

I have either read or heard this truth, which the Americans should never forget: That the silence of historians is the surest record of the happiness of a people.

As the family goes, so goes the nation and so goes the whole world in which we live.

The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated. . . .

The fact that I want to fly to Albuquerque does not constitute probable cause for an invasive search.

My definition of a free society is a society where it is safe to be unpopular.

But rulers have the same propensities as other men; they are as likely to use the power with which they are vested, for private purposes, and to the injury and oppression of those over whom they are placed. . . .

Nothing is easier than to have good intentions but, without an understanding of how an economy works, good intentions can lead to counterproductive, or even disastrous, consequences for a whole nation.

Self-reliance, the height and perfection of man, is reliance on God.

Nine-tenths of the activities of a modern Government are harmful; therefore the worse they are performed, the better.

Self-pity in its early stages is as snug as a feather mattress. Only when it hardens does it become uncomfortable.

[Americans posess] the advantage of being armed . . . over the people of almost every other nation.

Let me say this once more: God never tires of forgiving us; we are the ones who tire of seeking his mercy.

Avoid such godless chatter, for it will lead people into more and more ungodliness, and their talk will eat its way like gangrene.

The observational record tells us unambiguously that the universe is getting more interesting as time goes on.

Beware speaking ill, for taking back words is burdensome.

I would unite with anybody to do right; and with nobody to do wrong.

When you get into trouble 5,000 miles from home, you’ve got to have been looking for it.

Just as in syllogistic arguments, granted one absurdity, others must needs follow; so in moral matters, given one absurdity, others must follow too.