Dr. Ben Carson on Healing America’s Identity Crisis

Referring to Alexis de Tocqueville’s study of America in the 1830’s, Dr. Carson notes the great role of churches in helping Americans establish a sense of morality and duty. He says it is not simply a religious structure which provided those ideals. “It is a true belief in the power of God and the power of good. The power of God gives us the ability to do that which is good, both individually and as a nation.”  

Carson believes that one reason America has remained a free nation which promotes...