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Would Sam willingly harm his master to ensure that the Ring was destroyed?
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Yes, but with tears in his eyes (and only if he did not think that there was an alternative).
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Since it did not have any noticeable effect on him
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Yes it did. He had only had it on for a few seconds when it started to work on him. Yes, he did resist the urge but that was only the beginning. What about the next time it tempted him, and the next? How much longer could his resolve hold?
I'm sure not as long as Frodo's did (Frodo was meant for the job after all). But how Sam would fare on the way to Mt Doom makes little difference because his will would've been subdued upon reaching it. Elladan and Elrohir said it all in the post above mine.