User blog comment:GrandMethuselah67/Character Sheet: Akira/@comment-4867780-20161002030120/@comment-26322734-20161007083028

Essentially, just in a less metaphysical way. Bradley is, after all, completely human and as such is glaringly flawed, despite all of his power. As powerful and intelligent as he is, he's just a prisoner of his own mindset, convinced the world is out to get him and that people can't be trusted with their own freedom, or else the world will degenerate into some lawless anarchy.