hmm...I don't think evil can be utterly destroyed. You see, when you have nothing to fight with, you can make wonderful things, great and precious, and become mighty. And as far as I can see might corrupts. A few examples:
- Melkor, mightiest of the Ainur, became evil
- Feanor, mightiest of the Noldor, rebelled against the Valar
- The Numenorians, mightiest among all men, rebelled against the Valar.
So i guess that there if there's nothing else left to fight, something or someone will show up after a period of time, deeming himself great and strong and wishing for the dominion of others. I agree with Mho and Thingol.
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'You?' cried Frodo.
'Yes, I, Gandalf the Grey,' said the wizard solemnly. 'There are many powers in the world, for good or for evil. Some are greater than I am. Against some I have not yet been measured. But my time is coming.'
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