The young Moses already refused to accept rejection from authority figures

Evidence

Another undergraduate might have left quietly. Recalling the scene, Moses was to say: “What you have to understand is what a colossal influence he had; he dominated all of athletics there; his word was absolutely law.” But this undergraduate, before leaving, told Camp that someday the minor sports would be just as important on the intercollegiate scene as baseball and hockey. — Robert A. Caro, The Power Broker, 183

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Ambition was not the whole motive driving young Moses — Robert A. Caro, The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the…, 274; The acquisition of power transformed Moses’ character into overt arrogance — Robert A. Caro, The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the…, 1066; Moses once refused political land deals even at the cost of his ambition — Robert A. Caro, The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the…, 913 (+3 more)

Broader Connections

• Moses once refused political land deals even at the cost of his ambition #corroborates (0.85) — Robert A. Caro, The Power Broker, 913
• Ambition was not the whole motive driving young Moses #expands (0.80) — Robert A. Caro, The Power Broker, 274
• Even in college Moses deliberately selected rather than accepted his friends #corroborates (0.80) — Robert A. Caro, The Power Broker, 194
• The acquisition of power transformed Moses’ character into overt arrogance #expands (0.75) — Robert A. Caro, The Power Broker, 1066