“Our founding fathers placed so much emphasis on nurturing a well-educated populace because they knew that our system of democracy could not… — Ben Carson Copy Share Image
“A gigantic, bloated government has to keep itself busy in order to justify its existence; hence, you have more regulations and meddling… — Ben Carson Copy Share Image
“Many in Europe saw an opportunity to escape the oppressive and overbearing governmental systems under which they languished, and these people emigrated… — Ben Carson Copy Share Image
“As long as you have broad representation from many parts of society, representative government works extremely well. And it works even better… — Ben Carson Copy Share Image
“The Constitution is quite clear that the government has the right to tax in order to support its programs, but there is… — Ben Carson Copy Share Image
“When the government becomes large and intrusive and feels that it has the right to as much of the resources owned by… — Ben Carson Copy Share Image
“If from the more wretched parts of the old world, we look at those which are in an advanced stage of improvement,… — Ben Carson Copy Share Image
“it is time for us as a nation to step back and ask ourselves, who is really being treated unfairly — unionized… — Ben Carson Copy Share Image
“If Americans simply choose to vote for the person who has a D or an R by their name, we will get… — Ben Carson Copy Share Image
“If we are to put an end to division, people from all political persuasions will have to stop fighting one another and… — Ben Carson Copy Share Image
“The Constitution of the United States was written in such a way as to restrain government growth and power if there was… — Ben Carson Copy Share Image
“In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men,” James Madison pointed out, “the great difficulty lies in… — Ben Carson Copy Share Image
“government-controlled programs continue to grow until they destroy themselves.” — Ben Carson Copy Share Image
“I believe the only thing that will correct our downward trajectory is the rekindling of the enthusiasm for individual freedom and the… — Ben Carson Copy Share Image
“Unfortunately, the executive, judicial, and legislative branches of government have become increasingly concerned with their image and their political parties, have drifted… — Ben Carson Copy Share Image
“I do not believe that the founding fathers intended for a fourth branch of government to emerge — that of special interest groups.” — Ben Carson Copy Share Image
“Anytime you give to government the responsibility and authority to provide government-made jobs, old-age financial security, “free” health care, and “free” education… — Ben Carson Copy Share Image
“The founders realized that a gigantic government would require increasingly large amounts of resources from the people in the form of taxes,… — Ben Carson Copy Share Image
“When the vision of the U.S. government included guarding the rights of people but staying out of their way, America was an… — Ben Carson Copy Share Image
“When a government turns from following the will of its people to willing its people to follow — acting according to its… — Ben Carson Copy Share Image
“government that continues to tax the rich until there are no more rich, and then begins to tax everyone else without ever… — Ben Carson Copy Share Image
“We all have choices in the way we react to the words we hear. Our lives and the lives of all those around us… — Ben Carson Copy Share Image
“to do only if you don’t have a good argument. This is also a good way to keep people at one another’s throats constantly… — Ben Carson Copy Share Image
“Our founding fathers placed so much emphasis on nurturing a well-educated populace because they knew that our system of democracy could not long survive… — Ben Carson Copy Share Image
“If mediocrity becomes the norm, the quantity of outstanding producers will decline, as will general prosperity.” — Ben Carson Copy Share Image
“If we are ever going to have adequate funding for health care and other major line items in our budget, however, we have to… — Ben Carson Copy Share Image
“capitalism is an economic system in which individuals or corporate groups have the right to make private decisions and to acquire private property and… — Ben Carson Copy Share Image
“A gigantic, bloated government has to keep itself busy in order to justify its existence; hence, you have more regulations and meddling in the… — Ben Carson Copy Share Image
“Everyone should realize that today the average person lives to be about eighty years of age, the first twenty to twenty-five of which are… — Ben Carson Copy Share Image
“One of America’s most respected legacies is indeed that of rebelling for change.” — Ben Carson Copy Share Image
“The real question is, will we as Americans, accustomed to freedom, continue to sheepishly submit to the purveyors of political correctness without recognizing its… — Ben Carson Copy Share Image
“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.… — Ben Carson Copy Share Image
“Many in Europe saw an opportunity to escape the oppressive and overbearing governmental systems under which they languished, and these people emigrated in droves,… — Ben Carson Copy Share Image