Sublime

hortatory

myrmidons

The task of government was not to stop selfish striving—a hopeless task—but to harness it for the public good.

In road-building in and around New York, he had a dictator’s powers. And he used them.

jeremiad

The Economy of Cities

Throughout the civilized world, from Battery Park to Fulton Street, he was known as a dependable man for a fast tax write-off.

THE LITTLE FLOWER was mastering New York City as no mayor since Peter Stuyvesant had mastered it.