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> [There are lots of things one can criticise about the European parliament, but it does work pretty well in terms of the speed with which you can vote, the fact that there's room to sit, the fact that there are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/caroline-lucas/there-are-lots-of-things-one-can-criticise-about-the-european/)

[Caroline Lucas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/caroline-lucas/)

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## More by Caroline Lucas

> [A government can't cut its way out of a recession any more than you can dig yourself out of a hole.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/caroline-lucas/a-government-can-t-cut-its-way-out-of-a-recession-any-more-than-you/)

[Caroline Lucas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/caroline-lucas/)

> [When this coronavirus crisis is over, what kind of society will we be? A more important question is what kind of society do we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/caroline-lucas/when-this-coronavirus-crisis-is-over-what-kind-of-society-will-we-be/)

[Caroline Lucas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/caroline-lucas/)

> [I don't think Ed Miliband has the courage of his convictions. He's scared he'll be painted by the rightwing press as a throwback to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/caroline-lucas/i-don-t-think-ed-miliband-has-the-courage-of-his-convictions-he-s/)

[Caroline Lucas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/caroline-lucas/)

> [Huge public spending and borrowing in the face of an existential crisis is clearly the right thing to do, as is putting people's health…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/caroline-lucas/huge-public-spending-and-borrowing-in-the-face-of-an-existential/)

[Caroline Lucas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/caroline-lucas/)

> [With pollution from traffic a major source of greenhouse gas emissions, we should be building a transport and planning system that makes car-free travel…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/caroline-lucas/with-pollution-from-traffic-a-major-source-of-greenhouse-gas/)

[Caroline Lucas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/caroline-lucas/)

> [We must instil our future leaders with the expertise, knowledge and skills to prevent climate breakdown and restore nature to health.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/caroline-lucas/we-must-instil-our-future-leaders-with-the-expertise-knowledge-and/)

[Caroline Lucas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/caroline-lucas/)

> [Many are outspoken about the climate crisis, but conveniently ignore the fact that support for fossil fuels is not just incompatible with curbing emissions…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/caroline-lucas/many-are-outspoken-about-the-climate-crisis-but-conveniently-ignore/)

[Caroline Lucas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/caroline-lucas/)

> [The truth is that goodness is hardwired in humanity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/caroline-lucas/the-truth-is-that-goodness-is-hardwired-in-humanity/)

[Caroline Lucas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/caroline-lucas/)

> [My constituents are my employers - if I let them down I should be accountable to them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/caroline-lucas/my-constituents-are-my-employers-if-i-let-them-down-i-should-be/)

[Caroline Lucas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/caroline-lucas/)

> [I did try being a vegan.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/caroline-lucas/i-did-try-being-a-vegan/)

[Caroline Lucas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/caroline-lucas/)

> [The billions being spent on Trident replacement would be much better spent on investing in developing the infrastructure we need for a zero-carbon economy,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/caroline-lucas/the-billions-being-spent-on-trident-replacement-would-be-much-better/)

[Caroline Lucas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/caroline-lucas/)

> [Advanced industrialised economies like ourselves cannot afford to go on growing, particularly if we want to give people in poorer countries a chance of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/caroline-lucas/advanced-industrialised-economies-like-ourselves-cannot-afford-to-go/)

[Caroline Lucas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/caroline-lucas/)

> [Labour needs to end its support for expensive nuclear power and vanity projects like HS2, and take a firm stance against the ecologically impossible…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/caroline-lucas/labour-needs-to-end-its-support-for-expensive-nuclear-power-and/)

[Caroline Lucas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/caroline-lucas/)

> [When the democratic deficit is so enormous, people are left with very little option but to take peaceful, non-violent direct action.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/caroline-lucas/when-the-democratic-deficit-is-so-enormous-people-are-left-with-very/)

[Caroline Lucas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/caroline-lucas/)

> [The models that the other parties have used where you have a very powerful leader squashing any kind of independent ideas from the grass…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/caroline-lucas/the-models-that-the-other-parties-have-used-where-you-have-a-very/)

[Caroline Lucas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/caroline-lucas/)

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