Suddenly another voice spoke, low and melodious, its very sound an enchantment. Those
who listened unwarily to that voice could seldom report the words that they had heard; and if they did, they wondered,
for little power remained in them. Mostly they remembered only that it was a delight to hear the voice speaking, all that
it said seemed wise and reasonable, and desire awoke in them by swift agreement to seem wise themselves. When others
spoke, they seemed harsh and uncouth by contrast; and if they gainsaid the voice, anger was kindled in the hearts of
those under the spell. (Narrator describing Saruman in The Two Towers)
'You are a liar, Saruman, and a corrupter of men's hearts. You hold out your
hand to me, and I perceive only a finger of the claw of Mordor. Cruel and cold! [...] what will you say of your
torches in Westfold and the children that lie dead there?' (Théoden)
And that's why I didn't bother to listen to the SOTU speech.
Nice to see you have opened your blog to comments again.
ReplyDeleteI hope you don't mind; I want to share this.
I had the same feelings about it.
ReplyDeleteAwesome.
ReplyDeleteHere we compare him to Senator Palpatine : evil guy, smooth talker, lots of 'duped' pawns....and he just slides right into that position of supreme power.