Here is something from Letters concerning Sauron:
Letter 183
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In my story Sauron represents as near an approach to the wholly evil will as is possible. He had gone the way of all tyrants: beginning well, at least on the level that while desring to order all things accroding to heis own wishdom he still at first considered the (economic) well-being of other inhabitants of the Earth. But he went furhter than human tyrants in pride and the lust for domination, beig in origin an immortal (angelic) spirit.
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[ May 21, 2003: Message edited by: Nils ]