“For nothing is evil in the beginning.”—Elrond …Tolkien’s central belief that evil people are actually good people who have gone bad. Viewed in their fuller context, the words of Elrond can now be seen to represent a warning as well as a theological principle: if even Saruman can be led astray by his “Egyptian Alliance” with Mordor and the One Ring, then so can anyone, small or great, human or Elf, simple or wise. Louis Markos, On The Shoulder of Hobbits: The Road to Virtue with Tolkien and Lewis; Part Four – Evil; Chapter Sixteen – Egyptian Alliances; “Too Great To Wield”
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