The "reformed" Sauron at first wanted only to help heal the earth he had originally help to damage. Tolkien notes that "his motives and those of the Elves seemed to go partly together: the healing of the desolate lands." (Letters, No. 131) But Sauron's intentions changed, and in time he decided that he could best "heal" the lands by directing the Elves' efforts, and this ultimately evolved into a desire for domination over the Elves (and through them, Middle-earth)
See, even JRRT knew that environmentalism and socialism go hand in hand.
6 posted on 12/05/2002 7:30:11 AM PST by Charlie OK
this frightful evil can and does arise from an apparently good root the desire to benefit the world and others -- speedily and according to the benefactor's own plans -- is a recurrent motive."
Along the same lines as your quote.
I believe it was Orwell who said that the most dangerous person in the world is an idealist with a machine gun. "Let me help you, or else!"