“Education is a fundamental principle of what made America a success. We can't afford to throw any young people away.”
As quoted in "Carson at CPAC: How to destroy America in 4 steps" http://humanevents.com/2013/03/17/dr-ben-carson-at-cpac-2013-how-to-destroy-america-in-four-easy-steps/, Human Events (March 17, 2013)
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