Moses reacted to criticism of his partisanship with amused condescension

Evidence

Almost as disconcerting to Childs as Moses’ sudden partisanship was Moses’ attitude. When Childs taxed him about the partisanship, Moses took his protests lightly and seemed amused and not trying especially hard to conceal the amusement. Childs, he said, just didn’t understand how politics worked. — Robert A. Caro, The Power Broker, 593

Categorization

• XREF: Same psychological signature Caro documents throughout: Moses’s conviction that his critics simply lacked understanding, surfacing later in his treatment of park board opponents. — connects to: Moses unconsciously imitated his mother’s arrogant mannerisms — Robert A. Caro, The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the…, 159

Broader Connections

• Moses unconsciously imitated his mother’s arrogant mannerisms #complicates (0.75) — Robert A. Caro, The Power Broker, 159