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May 19: ‘Ill fares the land where men decay’

Re: “James departs after report says he improperly claimed benefits,” “Black: Trump pardon is total exoneration,” May 17.

Re: “James departs after report says he improperly claimed benefits,” “Black: Trump pardon is total exoneration,” May 17.

The Friday Times 91ԭ included some dismal reading: a pardon for Conrad Black and a reminder of the self-serving arrogance of senior officials in the provincial legislature.

Oliver Goldsmith got it right: “Ill fares the land, to hastening ills a prey, where wealth accumulates, and men decay.”

Frank Wilson

Oak Bay