Matt K quoted The Power Broker by Robert A. Caro
One of the most acclaimed books of our time, winner of both the Pulitzer and …
the men who, building their empires on the toil of millions of immigrant laborers, had kept wages low, hours long, and had crushed the unions. Their creed was summed up in two quotes: Commodore Vanderbilt's "Law? What do I care for law? Hain't I got the power?" and J. P. Morgan's "I owe the public nothing."
— The Power Broker by Robert A. Caro (11%)
I love what Caro is doing here. The antagonists to Moses are real SOBs.
We get to understand how they get the land that will be stolen back from them. The devil fighting the devil. And the outcomes are the beautiful parks I get to go to.