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Originally Posted by Morthoron
It was perhaps a strategic mistake on the part of both Sauron and Morgoth to rely on Orcs to fill the bulk of their legions.
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But orcs come cheap (or in fact, for free). It takes much more effort (and gold or force) to get allies if you are a Dark Lord.
Also, in addition to they end of my previous post, about orcs enjoying murdering and torturing, I found just one of many examples:
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Originally Posted by UT, The Drúedain
[The Drúedain's] losses were heavy in their feud with the Orcs, who returned their hatred and delighted to capture them and torture them.
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The only reason I used that was because I was just reading it, as there are doubtless an almost infinite quotes of this nature.