"I consider myself a logical person and, you know, a lot of people try to categorize me in one way or another. You know, there are some of the things that I say that probably would be considered very much non-conservative. But I don't think really conservative or liberal; I think: What makes sense? What's going to help the American people? What's going to give them what they need? Not only in health care but in terms of jobs, in terms of education, in terms of a whole host of issues."

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Source: Dr. Ben Carson: Health Care Is 'Upside-Down'. Tell Me More with Michel Martin, www.npr.org. March 11, 2013.

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Benjamin Carson

Neurosurgeon, Author, Politician

Benjamin Carson is a renowned neurosurgeon and author known for his groundbreaking work in pediatric neurosurgery and his inspirational life story.

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