“People are simply not willing to look at their problems honestly and admit that they have problems.”
                            
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                                Ben Carson
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
             
                
                
                
            
         
                                
                            
                                
“Many well-meaning Americans have bought into the PC speech code, thinking that by being extra careful not to offend anyone we will achieve unity. What they fail to realize is that this is a false unity that prevents us from talking about important issues and is a Far Left strategy to paralyze us while they change our nation. People have been led to become so sensitive that fault can be found in almost anything anyone says because somewhere, somehow, someone will be offended by it. To stop this, Americans need to recognize what is happening, speak up courageously, avoid fearful or angry responses, and ignore the barking and snarling as we put political correctness to bed forever.”
                            
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                                Ben Carson
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
             
                
                
                
            
         
                                
                            
                                
“Over the course of time many Americans have forgotten that “we the people” are actually at the top of the food chain as far as authority is concerned in this nation. The Republicans don’t run our nation. The Democrats don’t run our nation. We do. However, by dividing and engaging in political squabbles, we have allowed the government to grow so large and powerful that it has now become the boss, progressively taking charge of all of our lives.”
                            
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                                Ben Carson
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
             
                
                
                
            
         
                                
                            
                                
“If we are to put an end to division, people from all political persuasions will have to stop fighting one another and seek true unity, not just a consensus that benefits one party.”
                            
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“We need to start evaluating people based on their abilities and not on their sex or other congenital characteristics.” 
                            
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“activities of Congress so that they can be studied by the public. Additionally, the Senate has the Senate Journal, and the House has the House Journal. These records can be obtained online.”
                            
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                                Ben Carson
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
             
                
                
                
            
         
                                
                            
                                
“close the wounds, and the 22-hour surgical ordeal was over. The Siamese”
                            
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                                Ben Carson
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
             
                
                
                
            
         
                                
                            
                                
“The secular progressive movement in America has been successful in removing all vestiges of faith in God from the public square. The very fact that people hesitate to say “Merry Christmas” to strangers lets you know just how successful they have been. Why are they so determined to remove God from our lives? They recognize that if we have no higher authority to answer to than man, we become gods unto ourselves and get to determine our own behavior. In their world, “If it feels good, do it.” They can justify anything based on their ideology because in their opinion, there is no higher authority other than themselves to overrule them. They have a visceral reaction to the mention of God’s word, because it tears at the fabric of their justification system.”
                            
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                                Ben Carson
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
             
                
                
                
            
         
                                
                            
                                
“The only reason I can imagine that it would be a good idea for government to foster dependency in large groups of citizens is to cultivate a dependable voting bloc that will guarantee continued power as long as the entitlements are provided. The problem of course is that such a government will eventually “run out of other people’s money,” as Margaret Thatcher once famously said.”
                            
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                                Ben Carson
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
             
                
                
                
            
         
                                
                            
                                
“The founders also knew that every government system risks corruption, and they wanted to make sure Americans would be able to defend themselves should the nation’s leaders become tyrannical. To that end, they ratified the Second Amendment, guaranteeing the right of Americans to bear arms. An armed populace is a powerful deterrent to tyrants both domestically and internationally, and we must defend this liberty as part of our common defense.”
                            
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                                Ben Carson
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
             
                
                
                
            
         
                                
                            
                                
“While wisdom dictates the need for education, education does not necessarily make one wise.”
                            
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                                Ben Carson
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
             
                
                
                
            
         
                                
                            
                                
“ObamaCare is, really, I think the worst thing that has happened in this nation since slavery - and it is slavery, in a way, because it is making all of us subservient to the government. It was never about health care; it was about control.”
                            
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                                Ben Carson
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
             
                
                
                
            
         
                                
                            
                                
“Then let’s use this incredible tool God has given us to assess the risks that we face every day. We have the means to analyze risks and decide which are worth taking and which should be avoided. Do you have a brain? Then use it. That’s the secret. That’s my simple but powerful prescription for life, love, and success in a dangerous world.”
                            
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                                Ben Carson
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
             
                
                
                
            
         
                                
                            
                                
“Here is the treasure chest of the world - the public library, or a bookstore.”
                            
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                                Ben Carson
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
             
                
                
                
            
         
                                
                            
                                
“I am fond of saying that if two people think and say the same thing about everything, then one of them is not necessary.”
                            
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                                Ben Carson