Moses abandoned a lifelong centralization principle the moment self-interest aligned the other way

Evidence

But now Moses was interested in parks, and parks were to be an exception. Not on the surface, of course. On the surface, on the face of the bill Moses drafted establishing a State Council of Parks, the council was to be included in the Conservation Department and subordinate to the Conservation Commissioner. — Robert A. Caro, The Power Broker, 766

Categorization

• XREF: Echoes the broader pattern in history and biography where principled reformers reverse their doctrine once they hold the reins — similar to classic biographies of consolidating power. — connects to: Moses would abandon even the sacred-bonds principle to preserve his role — Robert A. Caro, The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the…, 4613; Moses’ motive shifted from building works to seizing power itself — Robert A. Caro, The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the…, 2594; Moses disguised a power grab as a coordination speech — Robert A. Caro, The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the…, 2601

Broader Connections

• Moses would abandon even the sacred-bonds principle to preserve his role #expands (0.90) — Robert A. Caro, The Power Broker, 4613
• Moses’ motive shifted from building works to seizing power itself #expands (0.80) — Robert A. Caro, The Power Broker, 2594
• Moses disguised a power grab as a coordination speech #expands (0.75) — Robert A. Caro, The Power Broker, 2601