Commentary - Lord of the Rings

“Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” Lord Acton made this statement and J.R.R. Tolkien in his classic Lord of the Rings illustrated the concept brilliantly. Remember in Lord of the Rings that nice people (like those before being elected and sent to Washington) became power hungry monsters once in possession of the power of the “ring.” It was only by the casting of the ring into the fire, that Middle Earth would finally be saved. Read commentary here.