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But if Saruman was originally higher in the Order than Gandalf then surely he should have had an equal if not higher chance of being able to master the Ring?
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Prestige does not necessarily reflect potency.
From the ever useful Letter #246...
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Of 'mortals' no one, not even Aragorn...Of the others only Gandalf might be expected to master him-being an emissary of the Powers and a creature of the same order, an immortal spirit taking a visible physical form.
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We have to assume that Saruman fell into the category of "Of the others" even though he too was an emissary of the Powers.
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