I detest politics, to be honest with you. It’s a cesspool. And I don’t think I would fare well in that cesspool because I don’t believe in political correctness and I certainly don’t believe in dishonesty.
BENJAMIN CARSONI detest politics, to be honest with you. It’s a cesspool. And I don’t think I would fare well in that cesspool because I don’t believe in political correctness and I certainly don’t believe in dishonesty.
BENJAMIN CARSONThere’s a false narrative that only the political class has the wisdom and the ability to be commander-in- chief. But if you go back and you study the design of our country, it was really designed for the citizen statesman.
BENJAMIN CARSONIf we recognize our talents and use them appropriately, and choose a field that uses those talents, we will rise to the top of our field.
BENJAMIN CARSONA truly moral nation enacts policies that encourage personal responsibility and discourage self-destructive behavior by not subsidizing people who live irresponsibly and make poor choices.
BENJAMIN CARSONWent from being an A-student to a B-student to a C-student, but I didn’t care. I was getting the high fives and the low fives and the pats on the back. I was cool.
BENJAMIN CARSONWe have much more in common with other people than we have apart.
BENJAMIN CARSONI don’t think really conservative or liberal; I think what makes sense.
BENJAMIN CARSONI came to realize that if people could make me angry they could could control me. Why should I give someone else such power over my life?
BENJAMIN CARSONWe need to be on a war footing. We need to understand that our nation is in grave danger.
BENJAMIN CARSONIt is absolutely vital that we do all we can to allow Americans to practice their religious ways, while simultaneously ensuring that no one’s beliefs infringe upon those of others. We should also serve as champions of freedom of religion throughout the world.
BENJAMIN CARSONPolitics is corrupting the American judicial system in much the same way the judicial system was corrupted in Nazi Germany.
BENJAMIN CARSONI hope we, the American people, can come to the understanding that we are not each other’s enemies. The enemies are those who are stoking the flames of division, trying to divide us into every category.
BENJAMIN CARSONIllogical thinkers throw names and slurs around because they have no arguments with which to rebut their opponents. Rational people have to keep hammering their points home.
BENJAMIN CARSONThis is a country for, of, and by the people not for, of, and by the government. If we turn it over to them we cannot complain about what they’re doing because this is a natural course of men and we have to hold their feet to the fire.
BENJAMIN CARSONAnd if we can’t get it right, with the relatively small number of veterans, how in the world are you going to do it with the entire population?
BENJAMIN CARSONI’ve had a lot of experience building things, organizing things, a national scholarship program.
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