Why I’ve advocated a proportional tax system. You make $10 billion, you pay a billion. You make $10, you pay one. And everybody gets treated the same way. And you get rid of the deductions, you get rid of all the loopholes.
BENJAMIN CARSONWhy I’ve advocated a proportional tax system. You make $10 billion, you pay a billion. You make $10, you pay one. And everybody gets treated the same way. And you get rid of the deductions, you get rid of all the loopholes.
BENJAMIN CARSONI’d like to be remembered as someone who got others to recognize the potential that was within them.
BENJAMIN CARSONWhat the Muslim Brotherhood said in the explanatory memorandum that was discovered during the Holy Land Foundation Trial was that, “they will take advantage of our PC attitude to get us”.
BENJAMIN CARSONIt’s not what you do but that kind of job you do that makes the difference.
BENJAMIN CARSONPeople all over the nation are starved for honesty and common sense.
BENJAMIN CARSONWe are not like dogs who are kind of “What am I going to eat today? Oh, there is a rabbit; I am going to go chase it.”
BENJAMIN CARSONRuthless is not necessarily the word I would use, but tough, resolute, understanding what the problems are, and understanding that the job of the president of the United States is to protect the people of this country and to do what is necessary in order to get it done.
BENJAMIN CARSONThe Roman Empire was very, very much like us. They lost their moral core, their sense of values in terms of who they were. And after all of those things converged together, they just went right down the tubes very quickly.
BENJAMIN CARSONNo matter who you are,no matter what you do-do not be too big for GOD.
BENJAMIN CARSONWe seem to be afraid to give the Kurds weaponry. We like to send it for some strange reason through Baghdad, and then they only get a tenth of it.
BENJAMIN CARSONWhat a wonderful thing is to be able to contribute to the restoration of someone’s health. It’s not only a feeling that I’m worth something, but that I have something to contribute.
BENJAMIN CARSONWe’re not planning for the future. If we continue to spend ourselves into oblivion, we are going to destroy this nation.
BENJAMIN CARSONUnless you really know that about yourself, you will never be able to appropriately assess risk.
BENJAMIN CARSONDo you have a brain? Then you can think your way out of it. The reason we have brains is so we can figure out how to do things.
BENJAMIN CARSONA lot of people who go into prison go into prison straight – and when they come out, they’re gay.
BENJAMIN CARSONAlways give your best and try to figure out how to do an even better job.
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