Lehman kept his disloyal subordinate because the public work mattered more than the insult.

Evidence

Lehman was bitterly hurt by Moses’ charges, but he would not allow personal feelings to interfere with his duty. “We have differed in the past and probably will in the future, but in the planning and administration of parks, parkways and recreational facilities, Bob Moses has no superior on the face of the world,” the Governor announced. Moses could continue to head the state park system as long as he was Governor, he said. — Robert A. Caro, The Power Broker, 1848

Categorization

• XREF: Reverses Moses’ own pattern of destroying anyone who crossed him — Lehman models the opposite moral temperament.
• ADDENDUM: Speaking to ‘On Sacrifice’ — Lehman’s restraint is a counterpoint to the zero-sum revenge logic elsewhere in the book.