There are a group of people who would like to silence everybody and have everyone go along to get along. But that's not going to be very helpful for us in the long run in terms of solving our problems, and someone has to be courageous enough to actually stand up to the bullies.
As quoted in "Dr. Ben Carson: 'Someone Has to Be Courageous Enough to Actually Stand Up to The Bullies'", National Review (February 12, 2013)