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People have a right to criticize.

In a democratic society, we politicians have to accept criticism, especially when it is founded.

Sometimes we have criticism that is very constructive.

It becomes obvious when people are sincere in their criticism and when they're not. I've learned over time that people will always have something to say.

I can't control the criticism. It's something you certainly don't appreciate, but by the same token, everybody is entitled to their opinion.

You are always going to have people criticizing, in one way or another, for their own personal reason.

Critics have a responsibility to put things in a cultural and sociological or political context. That is important.

If you get criticized, good - I don't think people get criticized enough. People talk behind your back and they criticize you, but they don't often come up and say it to you.

What the nation's built on is discussion, contradiction and growth, and at the moment you can't discuss anything. If you do start to discuss it, you get criticized. If people hate us, you have to find out why and try to solve that problem.