THE LYNDE AND HARRY BRADLEY FOUNDATION, INC.

Mission Statement and Guiding Principles

The Bradley brothers were committed to preserving and defending the tradition of free representative government and private enterprise which has enabled the American nation and, in a larger sense, the entire Western world to flourish intellectually and economically. The Bradleys believed that the good society is a free society. The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation is likewise devoted to strengthening American democratic capitalism and the institutions, principles and values which sustain and nurture it. Its programs support limited, competent government; a dynamic marketplace for economic, intellectual, and cultural activity; and a vigorous defense at home and abroad of American ideas and institutions. In addition, recognizing that responsible self- government depends on enlightened citizens and informed public opinion, the Foundation supports scholarly studies and academic achievement.