“Don't criticize what you can't understand.”
Bob Dylan (1941) American singer-songwriter, musician, author, and artist
“Doing what is right in the face of adversity is not always easy or popular. Critics may assail you, but the critics don't always realize what they don't know or don't understand, because they don't have access to all the information.”
Source: Never Again: Securing America and Restoring Justice (2006), p. 229
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