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• ‟ I suppose I've always carried what is regarded as a bit of unnecessary baggage in Britain. I've always carried the charge that I am an intellectual in politics.

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• ‟ I think that if politics is just about getting your backside on important seats, then it's a pretty worthless endeavor.

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• ‟ I think that what most surprises anybody who goes into politics from even a modestly cerebral background is the vulgarity of much of the cut and thrust of politics.

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• ‟ So, what I say to people is that politics has got to be about principle and values above all. Of course, there are times when you have to make accommodations.

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• ‟ Green politics at its worst amounts to a sort of Zen fascism; less extreme, it denounces growth and seeks to stop the world so that we can all get off.

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