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Robert Moses threatened to resign to Mayor La Guardia so frequently and over such minor issues that La Guardia's lawyer printed resignation forms for him.

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“He threatened resignation to Mayor La Guardia so often and over such small things that La Guardia's lawyer got a stack of forms printed that read, quote, "I, Robert Moses, do hereby resign as so and so," end quote, to save Moses the trouble of writing it out every single time.”
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