TCG Letter #1482 / Carpenter Letter #254a

Tolkien writes to Christopher. He reflects on the unwillingness of contemporary society to discuss complicated issues in the public square, and alludes to the fact that many might boil down to someone's perspective on the matter.

He remarks on sex, marriage, and lust at length. As Tolkien does this, he refers to several historical examples of people and societies and how they dealt with this balance between what he calls "disgust and lust." He quotes Chesterton, refers to St. Thomas Aquinas on this issue, wondering what he would say.