Scott Bradford: Off on a Tangent

James Monroe

James Monroe (1758-1831) was the fifth U.S. president, a Democratic-Republican, serving from 1817 to 1825. He previously served as a member of the U.S. Congress, ambassador, Governor of Virginia, Secretary of War, and Secretary of State.

The government of the United States is a definite government, confined to specified objects. It is not like the state governments, whose powers are more general. Charity is no part of the legislative duty of the government.
January 10, 1794

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.