From: mr@sandman.net   
      
   In article <13283e65-bde5-4e96-9454-95f4501f904c@googlegroups.com>,   
    smoothcoffee@gmail.com wrote:   
      
   > > Corrupted *by* the ring is a stretch, yes.   
   > > But corrupted *toward* the Ring is another matter intirely.   
   > > Before he was ensnared by Sauron in the Palantir, he was likely thinking   
   > > that if he only had that Ring, he could defeat and supplant Sauron.   
   >   
   > Technically saying that Saruman the White was corrupted by the Ring is   
   > incorrect. He never once got hold of the Ring in person. He was corrupted by   
   > his pride, and also through the use of the palantir.   
      
   That's what I'm trying to say :)   
      
      
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