Moses staged the hearing to humiliate rather than merely defeat Lindsay.

Evidence

But Moses’ precautions were superfluous, a case of overkill. The Lindsay merger proposal had been dead long before—as soon as it was made, in fact. The actual murder had been delayed until the public hearing only to add to his humiliation. — Robert A. Caro, The Power Broker, 4572

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Moses needed to display superiority more than he wanted power. — Robert A. Caro, The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the…, 1858; Moses disguised a power grab as a coordination speech — Robert A. Caro, The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the…, 2601; Smith and the judge colluded to stage favorable testimony for Moses — Robert A. Caro, The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the…, 943

Broader Connections

• Moses needed to display superiority more than he wanted power. #corroborates (0.85) — Robert A. Caro, The Power Broker, 1858
• Moses disguised a power grab as a coordination speech #expands (0.75) — Robert A. Caro, The Power Broker, 2601