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As quoted in "Carson: I won't tell lies to get elected" (2015), by Jonathan Easley, The Hill (October 12, 2015).
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I want people to see me as an honest person, a person who is actually willing to express what they believe. The way I look at it, if people don't like that, I'd rather not be in office. I don't want to be in office under false pretenses, just saying things people want to hear so I can get elected.

— Ben Carson

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "I want people to see me as an honest person, a person who is actually willing to express what they believe. The way I look at it, if people don't like that, I'd rather not be in office. I don't want to be in office under false pretenses, just saying things people want to hear so I can get elected." in the context of "As quoted in "Carson: I won't tell lies to get elected" (2015), by Jonathan Easley, The Hill (October 12, 2015)." to mean that wisdom is timeless.

Source: Wikiquote: "Ben Carson" (Quotes) The 'What it means' explanation text was generated by Google Gemini Flash (accessed January 18, 2026). https://gemini.google.com/app

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About Ben Carson

Benjamin Solomon "Ben" Carson, Sr. (born September 18, 1951) is an American retired neurosurgeon, author, and politician who served as the 17th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from 2017 to 2021. He was a candidate for President of the United States in the 2016 Republican primaries. He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian award in the United States, by President George W. Bush in 2008.