“I know nothing about British or American imperialism in the Far East that does not fill me with regret and disgust…” - Tolkien - Letter 100 "For I love Englan

“I know nothing about British or American imperialism in the Far East that does not fill me with regret and disgust…” - Tolkien - Letter 100 "For I love England (not Great Britain and certainly not the British Commonwealth (grr!))." - Tolkien - Letter 50 Tolkien hated anything based upon coercion or domination. Whether it was machines that tore up the land and forests or people that forced others into subservience.