Basest Ends..........

A letter from a Greek reader in the Economist...... RSK

SIR – So the British prime minister promises that he will be "fighting very hard" to ensure that his country stands aloof from schemes to assist Greece ("Told you so", June 25th). Gone are the days when Greece was hailed as one of Britain's valiant and staunch allies. A line from "Timon of Athens", a noble and generous soul abandoned by his friends when misfortune overtook him, seems appropriate: 

What viler thing upon the
earth than friends,
Who can bring noblest minds
to basest ends!

S. Stathatos
Athens