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Robert Moses’s connections to powerful private interests in New York gave him far more power than his popularity with the public did.
Dwarkesh Patel · What I learned about power from LBJ and Robert Moses · 29 Oct 2026
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“And the power that Moses derived from his popularity with the masses was nothing compared to the power that he derived from his connections with New York's powerful private interests.”12:50Report a misattribution
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