“I doubt most college graduates today could pass [a sixth-grade exit exam from the 1800s]. We have dumbed things down to that level. The reason that is so dangerous is because the people who founded this nation said our system of government was designed for a well-informed and educated populace … When [people] become less informed, they become vulnerable. That is why education is so vitally important.” — Dr. Ben Carson in his book, “One Nation: What We Can All Do to Save America’s Future”