Moses used up and discarded the people who served his purposes.

Evidence

Paul Moses, in his bitterness, felt that he understood the reason for his brother’s behavior toward his sister. “He had no use for human beings,” Paul said. “He would just use them up, and then when he had no more use for them, he would throw them away.” — Robert A. Caro, The Power Broker, 2545

Categorization

• XREF: Recapitulates in human terms the instrumental attitude glimpsed in ch11’s deferential-invisibility corruption and ch17’s character transformation. — connects to: Rise to power estranged Moses from his entire extended family. — Robert A. Caro, The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the…, 2557; Reformers excused Moses’ abuses until he turned them on themselves — Robert A. Caro, The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the…, 2839; Moses’ own legend of absolute loyalty trapped him into defending a wrong subordinate — Robert A. Caro, The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the…, 4192 (+5 more)

Broader Connections

• Reformers excused Moses’ abuses until he turned them on themselves #corroborates (0.82) — Robert A. Caro, The Power Broker, 2839
• The acquisition of power transformed Moses’ character into overt arrogance #expands (0.80) — Robert A. Caro, The Power Broker, 1066
• Moses would abandon even the sacred-bonds principle to preserve his role #expands (0.80) — Robert A. Caro, The Power Broker, 4613
• Moses would destroy a needed public work rather than let others build it #expands (0.78) — Robert A. Caro, The Power Broker, 2595
• Moses’ own legend of absolute loyalty trapped him into defending a wrong subordinate #complicates (0.75) — Robert A. Caro, The Power Broker, 4192