The truth behind Gandalf's interest in the Hobbits, his support for them in their quest to destroy the One Ring, and his belief in them lies in his understanding of their nature. What the One Ring manipulates is essentially the desire for power and dominance that reflects the character of its maker, Sauron. Gandalf's belief in the Hobbits and his choice based on this belief is based on the fact that the Hobbits, as a race that has less interest in this desire than the other races of Middle-earth, would be more indifferent to the corrupting effect of the One Ring. It can be thought that this quality of Hobbits, as a people who do not have weaknesses that can be manipulated in terms of power and dominance, was effective in Gandalf's choice of them.
The truth behind Gandalf's interest in the Hobbits, his support for them in their quest to destroy the One Ring, and his belief in them lies in his understanding of their nature. What the One Ring manipulates is essentially the desire for power and dominance that reflects the character of its maker, Sauron. Gandalf's belief in the Hobbits and his choice based on this belief is based on the fact that the Hobbits, as a race that has less interest in this desire than the other races of Middle-earth, would be more indifferent to the corrupting effect of the One Ring. It can be thought that this quality of Hobbits, as a people who do not have weaknesses that can be manipulated in terms of power and dominance, was effective in Gandalf's choice of them.