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Robert Moses could mobilize the beneficiaries of his projects to pressure officials who obstructed them, including borough presidents and the governor.
Dwarkesh Patel · What I learned about power from LBJ and Robert Moses · 29 Oct 2026
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“Moses could then rely on these beneficiaries to call up anyone who stood in the way of one of his projects, whether that was a borough president or the governor himself.”13:36Report a misattribution
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