
Americans are a lot like the little Hobbits in the story of The Lord of the Rings. J.R.R. Tokien’s smallish people lived simple lives in their beautiful countryside communities, free and untainted by any evil, it appeared. Yes, they had their personal squabbles, but they were still a community. They raised animals and gardens and their children in the same simple lifestyle. They had community parties and fellowship and simple entertainment. They were much like children in stature and mind. They seemed unaware of much outside of their immediate community.
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