> IN HIS OWN WORDS

Ben Carson says he’s not politically correct. That is true. Here are five of his many incendiary quotes:

On religion and the presidency: “I would not advocate that we put a Muslim in charge of this nation. I absolutely would not agree with that.”

On whether homosexuality is a choice: “A lot of people who go into prison straight and when they come out they’re gay, so did something happen while they were in there? Ask yourself that question.”

On Obamacare: “Obamacare is really, I think, the worst thing that has happened in this nation since slavery. And it is in a way, it is slavery in a way, because it is making all of us subservient to the government. And it was never about health care. It was about control.”

On America: “Very much like Nazi Germany. And I know you’re not supposed to say ‘Nazi Germany,’ but I don’t care about political correctness. You know, you had a government using its tools to intimidate the population. We now live in a society where people are afraid to say what they actually believe. And it’s because of the PC police, it’s because of politicians, it’s because of news.”

On gun control: “As a doctor, I spent many a night pulling bullets out of bodies. There is no doubt that this senseless violence is breathtaking — but I never saw a body with bullet holes that was more devastating than taking the right to arm ourselves away.”