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Thread #86163 Message #1601261
Posted By: Liz the Squeak
10-Nov-05 - 04:55 AM
Thread Name: happy? – Nov 9 (UK death penalty)
Subject: RE: happy? – Nov 9 (UK death penalty)
There's a bit in 'Lord of the Rings' which I was very happy to see quoted almost verbatim in the film where many other events were 'tweaked'.
Gandalf is talking to Frodo about Gollum and Frodo expresses the wish that Bilbo had killed Gollum when he had the chance. Gandalf replies thus:
"Many that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then do not be too eager to deal out death in judgement. For even the very wise cannot see all ends." JRRT
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