Country Quote by John Ruskin

In England pensions used to be given to aristocrats, because aristocrats had political influence, in order to corrupt them. Here pensions are given to…

— William Graham Sumner

Pension: An allowance made to anyone without an equivalent. In England it is generally understood to mean pay given to a state hireling for…

— Samuel Johnson

We do need to have a little bit more protection and sensibility around pensioners. They are remarkable. They gave so much. We need to…

— Iain Duncan Smith

A generous basic state pension is the least a civilized society should offer those who have worked hard and saved through their whole lives.

— George Osborne

I assure the ex servicemen that One Rank One Pension has been accepted in principle but it is in talks. We want to get…

— Narendra Modi

I believe when hard-working citizens have earned their pension, it's wrong for Washington bureaucrats and politicians to take their pensions away.

— Josh Mandel

“Pensions are aimed at the dead. Work hard for retirement! It never comes for many due to fatal illnesses and diseases.”

— Steven Magee

Many old people receive pensions for no other reason, it seems to me, but as a compensation for having lived a long time ago.

— Henry David Thoreau

I think there should be a law that would allow the Oireachtas to take pensions away from people. That would go for corrupt politicians;…

— Leo Varadkar

I'm suggesting that the prohibition on people who survive on money coming from government, that includes pensioners and public servants, standing for Parliament -…

— Bob Brown

There is a basic state pension to which we are all entitled at a certain age, but on top of that we encourage everyone…

— Damian Green

In some cases, managers and employees have secured pensions beyond their original base salary. It is wrong, the people doing it know it's wrong,…

— Jerry Brown