Tomorrow, September 2, 2013, is the 40th anniversary of the death of J.R.R. Tolkien (3 January 1892 – 2 September 1973). Here is the letter in which he stated:
..."My political opinions lean more and more to Anarchy (philosophically understood, meaning abolition of control not whiskered men with bombs)." - J.R.R. Tolkien
For further reading on J.R.R. Tolkien's political views and the messages concerning political power present in his novel The Lord of the Rings, I recommend Alberto Mingardi's short article Tolkien v. Power. I also recommend Jeff Riggenbach's 17-minute podcast J.R.R. Tolkien as Libertarian.
Please share Tolkien's letter on anarchy today and tomorrow so that more people can be introduced to libertarian views. Thanks!
For this thread, one topic I'd be interested to discuss is Tolkien's skepticism of political authority revealed in his letter. Did anyone else notice it?
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