Past political humiliation can paralyze legislators against an adversary

Evidence

And wasn’t the overriding issue the same one—Parks vs. No Parks—with which Smith had destroyed them in 1925? Did they want to make him a hero again? — Robert A. Caro, The Power Broker, 993

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Apparent cruelty can restore political order and loyalty; Defeated officials often redirect vengeance onto what their enemies love — Robert A. Caro, The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the…, 2889; Public humiliation substitutes for weak legal enforcement of debts

Broader Connections

• Apparent cruelty can restore political order and loyalty #complicates (0.78)
• Defeated officials often redirect vengeance onto what their enemies love #expands (0.74) — Robert A. Caro, The Power Broker, 2889
• Public humiliation substitutes for weak legal enforcement of debts #exemplifies (0.71)