Moses regarded America’s commitment to equality as an obstacle to good government.

Evidence

Moses said in his thesis that he feared that America’s acceptance of this suggestion would be delayed by its exaggerated concern for equality. Most men are simply incapable of handling the demands of government service, Moses said, and the time has come for Americans to realize it. “We must decide,” the young author said, “how much encouragement we may honestly offer to those who expect to rise from the ranks without the almost essential early education of the university man.” — Robert A. Caro, The Power Broker, 246

Categorization

• XREF: Echoes the elitism arguments in the Ambedkar and colonial administration books — a repeating pattern of credentialed elites doubting democratic equality. — connects to: Moses wanted American government run strictly by graduates of Princeton, Harvard, or Yale. — Robert A. Caro, The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the…, 245; Moses regarded the human factor and public discussion as obstacles to suppress — Robert A. Caro, The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the…, 323

Broader Connections

• Moses regarded the human factor and public discussion as obstacles to suppress #qualifies (0.75) — Robert A. Caro, The Power Broker, 323