“If Americans simply choose to vote for the person who has a D or an R by their name, we will get what we deserve, which is what we have now.”
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Ben Carson
“When the vision of the U.S. government included guarding the rights of people but staying out of their way, America was an economic engine more powerful than anything the world had ever witnessed.”
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Ben Carson
“America's leaders should be examples of integrity and high moral standards. When their behavior evokes shame rather than pride and becomes something that we don't want to discuss in front of the children at the kitchen table, we should consider impeachment.”
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Ben Carson
“I had not been content just to read and to learn
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Ben Carson
“go on hating myself forever for all the terrible things I’d done. I sank down on the toilet, sharp mental pictures of other temper fits filling my mind. I saw my anger, clenched my fists against my rage. I wouldn’t be any good for anything if I couldn’t change. My poor mother, I thought. She believes in me. Not even she knows how bad I am. Misery engulfed me in darkness. “If you don’t do this for me, God, I’ve got no place else to go.” At one point I’d slipped out of the bathroom long enough to grab a Bible. Now I opened it and began”
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Ben Carson
“To do his best, one needs a confidence that says, "I can do anything, and if I can't do it, I know how to get help.”
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Ben Carson
“all. Unfortunately, polarizing influences—such as unions that want what they want, gay rights groups, isolationists, and others who cannot or will not consider the opinions of others—have become stronger in recent years, robbing from the pool of moderate legislators and increasing the numbers”
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Ben Carson
“Because of our current representatives’ corruption, many Americans no longer trust the federal government. Some refuse to analyze the reasons for this distrust and prefer to think about other things, like sports, entertainment, and lifestyles of the rich and famous. We have the choice of continuing to be distracted by trivialities or of faithfully watching for and responding to abuse of the Constitution. If we choose the former option, our descendants will be faced with much less pleasant options.”
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Ben Carson
“Freedom cannot last long without education, because an uneducated populace is likely to be duped by tyrants. An educated populace cannot be easily manipulated and is the foundation of a strong society.”
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Ben Carson
“Godliness exalts a nation, but sin is a disgrace to any people. PROVERBS 14:34”
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Ben Carson
“Influence could get me inside the door, but my productivity and the quality of my work were the real tests.”
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Ben Carson
“No group of American citizens should be singled out for extra taxation and no group should be spared taxation on the federal level.”
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Ben Carson
“It's not what you know but the kind of job you do that makes the difference.”
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Ben Carson
“There is no such thing as an average human being. If you have a normal brain, you are superior.”
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Ben Carson
“the doors of the world are open to dose who can read.”
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Ben Carson
