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Originally Posted by mormegil
Of course, my power would be for similar purposes but would we also become corrupt?
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Mmh given that Gandalf says:
"Do not tempt me! For I do not wish to become like the Dark Lord himself. Yet the way of the Ring to my heart is by pity, pity for weakness and the desire to do good. Do not tempt me!"
and Galadriel says:
"I would [put things right and make people pay for their dirty work]. That is how it would begin. But I would not stop with that, alas!"
So I think yes, the Ring corrupts even those who want to use it for good, it makes them desire power and imagine they're the only ones who know what's right and probably makes them only care about power and themselves before long. It is a bit like what so often happens in our world: a charismatic revolution leader who idealistically believes in his beautiful cause and in democracy throws out the dictator and sooner or later becomes a dictator himself.