I don't believe that a race can be inherently evil. I actually pity the entire race of Orcs, because they are being forced to do things that they were too afraid to refuse. Look at the Iraqis as an example. We can't claim that all Iraqis, or all Saudis, are evil just because a few leaders are evil. Why blame an entire race, or entire country, for the actions of a Saddam or an Osama bin Laden? Fear can drive a person to do many things that they normally wouldn't do. Most of the time, it's not even their fault. That's why, don't blame the Orcs, put the blame where it's deserved, on Sauron (and Morgoth).
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But Melkor also was there, and he came to the house of Fëanor, and there he slew Finwë King of the Noldor before his doors, and spilled the first blood in the Blessed Realm; for Finwë alone had not fled from the horror of the Dark.
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