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With all due respect sir, that is a huge line of malarkey. JRRT darn well knew the laws of paying taxes since he had been doing it for some time. Nobody .... nobody .... nobody forced him to sell his film rights.
Please tell me why his LETTERS do not apply? He clearly said art or cash? If anything, what had changed is that he became even more concerned about cash in his waning years and cared less about the art side of the issue.
Quite frankly I do not give a hoot about some Earl or Baron or upper crust landed piece of royalty and their tax problems. Must be tough to sell off a few thousand acres of something you inherited and never worked for a day in your life to purchase. I could not care less about that.
JRRT was a college professor who had the advice of his publisher and access to legal advice and assistance. His LETTERS clearly and without any doubt state what his choices were and he acted of his own free will like any citizen.
Lets face it, we all know that the power of the government could come down upon us if we do not obey the laws be it taxation or anything else. Why is JRRT any different than the common person? Answer: he is not.
Perhaps you believe that the upper classes or the better people have more rights and should get more benefits than us uncouth mouth breathers? If so, I have no sympathy with that elitist attitude.
JRRT was of sound mind and body when he signed that films rights contract. He needed money. Big deal. We all do. And we all do what we have to do to meet our legal obligations. That is not duress or force. Its called real life and being a man without whining about it.
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