The head of the British Armed Forces, Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery, requested in a post-retirement meeting with the British Prime Minister that he was now old and had no source of income other than a pension after retirement. I live in a rented house, it is very painful for me to change my house again and again. Please give me a house and some agricultural land so that I can spend the rest of my life in peace.
The Prime Minister listened patiently and then replied.
Mr. Montgomery, of course you are our national hero. In World War II, you have rendered outstanding services to the British Crown, which is appreciated by the entire nation, but General, you have been paid a fair amount for this national service every month. It has never happened that the government has not paid your salary in a month or your salary has been late. And now that you are retired, and doing no service to the state, the British government is giving you a decent pension every month in addition to the retirement fund from the tax money of its people.
As Prime Minister, Mr. Montgomery is a defender of the rights of the people, and according to the constitution, I have no right to spend the people's tax money for myself or anyone else. I apologize to you.
Montgomery was a former Army Chief, also a Field Marshal. The British government had won many wars. According to the man, when Montgomery woke up, his people slept peacefully. However, he did not resent the denial.
He thanked the Prime Minister, sat down with him, drank coffee and shook hands with him and went to his rented house.
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