Talk:J. R. R. Tolkien

Something (quotes below) towards a political beliefs section, perhaps? Can we get the exact quote, and ensure it's not out of context? I might have a look in bookshops/the library today and see what I can find; after that, I could do a decent 'political' section, I think.. -- Sam

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In an enlightening letter written to his son, Christopher, in 1943, Tolkien vented his frustration with government and the industrial age, "My political opinions lean more and more to anarchy (philosophically understood, meaning abolition of control not whiskered men with bombs) -- There is only one bright spot and that is the growing habit of disgruntled men of dynamiting factories and power stations." [1] (http://www.infoshop.org/inews/stories.php?story=02/12/30/6884556)

Here's one especially interesting quote from Tolkien: "My political opinions lean more and more to Anarchy (philosophically understood, meaning abolition of control not whiskered men with bombs) - or to `unconstitutional' Monarchy. I would arrest anybody who uses the word state (in any sense other than the inanimate realm of England and its inhabitants, a thing that has neither power, rights nor mind); and after a chance of recantation, execute them if they remained obstinate!" (The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, 1995, p. 63) [2] (http://www.postpolitics.com/blogs/archives/000077)

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