Decades of ideas yielded nothing until backed by an executive proxy

Evidence

For a decade, ever since he had entered public service, his mind had been teeming with ideas. But not a single one had become reality. … Now, for the first time, when Moses had an idea, he had a good chance of seeing it implemented. — Robert A. Caro, The Power Broker, 613

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Business-funded ideas took about twenty years to become law — Richard J. Lazarus, The Making of Environmental Law, 545; Government practice lags a generation behind the ideas that shaped its rulers — Angus Burgin, The Great Persuasion: Reinventing Free…, 554

Broader Connections

• Business-funded ideas took about twenty years to become law #corroborates (0.85) — Richard J. Lazarus, The Making of Environmental Law, 545
• Government practice lags a generation behind the ideas that shaped its rulers #expands (0.75) — Angus Burgin, The Great Persuasion, 554