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Ben Carson: 'Hitler' could happen here

Ben Carson suggested on Wednesday that a Nazi-like force could come to power in the United States. 

At a campaign event in New Hampshire, Carson noted that many people believe a situation like what took place in Germany in the 1930's and 1940's could never happen in America.

"I beg to differ," Carson said. "If you go back and look at the history of the world, tyranny and despotism and how it starts, it has a lot to do with control of thought and control of speech."

Read entire article at CNN