A bluff made in haste proved irrevocable once the opponent called it

Evidence

“I don’t think Mr. Moses realized what he was doing in the rush that day,” Sid Shapiro says. “I don’t think he really expected the Governor to let him resign [from all the park posts] and I don’t think he ever expected him to let him resign from the Power Authority. When he did realize it, I think it broke his heart.” — Robert A. Caro, The Power Broker, 4389

Categorization

• XREF: Recalls ch24’s account of Moses’ 1934 reform campaign collapse through self-destructive tactics. — connects to: A clever tactic can be defeated when adversaries study and counter it.; Premature triumphal celebration can hand an election to the opponent — Mark Fisher (edited by Darren Ambrose), K-Punk: The Collected and Unpublished…, 1835; The adventurer treats incalculable fate as if it were calculable — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 476

Broader Connections

• Premature triumphal celebration can hand an election to the opponent #exemplifies (0.80) — Mark Fisher (edited by Darren Ambrose), K-Punk, 1835
• A clever tactic can be defeated when adversaries study and counter it. #qualifies (0.75)
• The adventurer treats incalculable fate as if it were calculable #expands (0.70) — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 476