To: Chi-townChief
Tolkien's heroic characters believed in fighting the good fight, not delaying the inevitable to a later generation. They didn't cotton to cowardice. Also, they gather power to themselves, but were sensibly quiet about it (Gandalf held a ring of power himself). The US has yet to show the world a finger of its power.
I have often thought of Wormtongue when listening to Democrats. The French come to mind when thinking about Denethor.
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12/28/2003 6:01:35 PM PST by
kcar
(A gov't big enough to give you everything, doesn't really care about YOU anymore.)
To: kcar
The portrayal of Denethor is one of my gripes about the movies: in the book, he is a wise but ultimately misguided and tragic hero; in the movie, he's merely a buffoon to be shoved aside.
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