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Ben Carson: “She always told us what we could do, rather than what we couldn't do.”

On the recordJune 26, 2018
She always told us what we could do, rather than what we couldn't do.
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Ben Carson

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Reflecting on his mother's encouragement towards self-sufficiency.

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