Of Orcs and Elves - Mirror Image Opposites or Not?

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'It's my guess you won't find much in that little fellow,' said Gorbag. 'He may have had nothing to do with the real mischief. The big fellow with the sharp sword doesn't seem to have thought him worth much anyhow – just left him lying: regular elvish trick.'

So it seems that Orcs actually do have a sense of honour (of a kind), do see themselves as being on the right side, and do see Elves as, if not evil, then at least as not to be wholly trusted.