"If we don’t get a grip on government spending, there will be no growth." ― George Osborne Topic(s): Government More From George Osborne "I’ve learned to be true to yourself, stick to the big arguments, don’t get distracted by the everyday kerfuffle that is in the nature of any democratic system." "A generous basic state pension is the least a civilized society should offer those who have worked hard and saved through their whole lives." "Unless they have disabilities to cope with, no family should get more from living on benefits than the average family gets from going out to work. No more open-ended chequebook." More In Government "In a very weak economy, when you say ‘cut government spending,’ what you mean is you’re laying off school teachers and you’re de-funding various programs that put money into the economy. This means you have more unemployed people that then draw unemployment benefits and don’t pay taxes."― Fareed Zakaria "How does it become a man to behave towards the American government today? I answer, that he cannot without disgrace be associated with it."― Henry David Thoreau "Well, I thought the deal was, when you went to work for the government you weren’t supposed to make money!"― Joe Biden