I believe it is the desire for power, or lack of it in this case, that protects the hobbits from the Ring. Very rarely it seems do we find hobbits that desire power, and the main power of the Rind seems to be to the domination of other wills. For this to happen, the wearer has to been his own will towards the domination of others. Hobbits appear for the most part to lack this characteristic, providing their protection
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