Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832), often known simply as Goethe, was a German writer, poet, playwright, novelist, scientist, and philosopher. He had wide-ranging influence in the development of western literature and political philosophy.


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Scott Bradford is a writer and technologist who has been putting his opinions online since 1995. He believes in three inviolable human rights: life, liberty, and property. He is a Catholic Christian who worships the trinitarian God described in the Nicene Creed. Scott is a husband, nerd, pet lover, and AMC/Jeep enthusiast with a B.S. degree in public administration from George Mason University.