Ben Carson: Founding Fathers, ISIS Both 'Willing to Die For What They Believed In' [View all]
Source: NBC
CORONADO, Calif. -- Neurosurgeon Ben Carson on Thursday suggested that Americans can learn from the Islamic State's willingness to die for their cause, comparing ISIS to the Americans who waged the Revolutionary War against the British.
Carson, a conservative who's considering running for president, made the comments at the Republican National Committee's winter meeting.
"A bunch of rag tag militiamen defeated the most powerful and professional military force on the planet. Why? Because they believed in what they were doing. They were willing to die for what they believed in," Carson told a luncheon audience of national committee members. "Fast forward to today. What do we have? You've got ISIS. They've got the wrong philosophy, but they're willing to die for it while we are busily giving away every belief and every value for the sake of political correctness. We have to change that."
Carson then preemptively criticized the press, whom he said would seize on the comments.
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