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In the book he WAS tempted to take the ring. And what was one of the major reasons why he did not? It was his WORD. He said he would not tkae the Enemy's weapon if it were lying by the road, BEFORE he knew what it was. WHen Sam gives the game away, he is tempted, oh yes, but he says himself he is held by his Word.
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No, he wasn't. I suggest you re-read the passage.
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'...Not if I found it on the highway would I take it I said. Even if I were such a man as to desire this thing, and even though I knew not clearly what this thing was when I spoke, still I should take those words as a vow, and be held by them.
'But I am not such a man. Or I am wise enough to know that there are some perils from which a mn must flee. Sit at peace! And be comforted, Samwise...
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Faramir's saying that he wouldn't take the Ring whether he desired it or not. If he desired it, he wouldn't take it because of his vow. If he didn't desire it, he wouldn't take it because...he doesn't desire it. And the first sentence of the second paragraph makes it clear that he is the latter.