Moses channeled youthful reform idealism into the civil service commission

Evidence

The new commissioners found the man a more than willing assistant. At last, he was being given a chance to participate in the actual workings of government itself, in workings that could change men’s lives, in workings that could make a city a better place to live. Into the work of the Municipal Civil Service Commission, Bob Moses hurled all his energy and all his brilliance, all his zeal for reform, all the long-pent-up enthusiasm and fire of the boundless idealism of his youth. — Robert A. Caro, The Power Broker, 296

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Moses conceived public service as an instrument for implementing great social reforms — Robert A. Caro, The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the…, 231; Young Moses modeled ideal American civil service on the British Oxford-centered system. — Robert A. Caro, The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the…, 244; Moses began his career in public service with passionate idealism — Robert A. Caro, The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the…, 248 (+2 more)

Broader Connections

• Civil service detail once fascinated Moses as public-spirited work #expands (0.85) — Robert A. Caro, The Power Broker, 365
• Civil service reform was justified as instrument for social reform #corroborates (0.78) — Robert A. Caro, The Power Broker, 231